"Today is my birthday. What's wrong with wanting your girlfriend to accompany you? You said you would listen to me today."

"Let me smell the sour smell. It turns out that I am just jealous. You should know the routines of the entertainment industry. It is obvious that it is nonsense from a marketing account. She and I only met once at the awards ceremony and we didn't even talk."

"You should smile more. My girlfriend is the most beautiful girl in the world."

"I met a... person today, and was forced to listen to a lot of inexplicable words. That person was like a charlatan, talking to me about luck. I am just an ordinary person, and I just want to grow old with you. I can't do great things like saving the world."

Jingle Bells——

Jingle Bells——

Du Yuanzhe was awakened by the ringing of his cell phone. The picture in his mind suddenly shattered like a mirror and disappeared without a trace.

Because he had just woken up, he did not notice the childish yet mature sigh echoing deep in his mind.

"Hello--"

Du Yuanzhe was not fully awake yet. He closed his eyes and reached for his cell phone to answer the call.

Liu Xu's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Yuanzhe, I found a gym for you. It's well hidden there, so you don't have to worry about being disturbed."

"No need, Brother Liu. There is a gym where I live now."

"That's even better. Just remember to exercise."

Liu Xu didn't think much about it, thinking it was normal for a young master to have several houses.

After hanging up the phone, Du Yuanzhe blinked and looked at the ceiling blankly, unable to help but recall the scene in his dream.

In his dreams, he is always with another person. They celebrate birthdays together, travel together, watch movies together, and do everything. Even now that he is awake, he still clearly remembers that he loved that person in his dream very much.

Unfortunately, the dream was blurry and he couldn't see the person's face or hear what she said.

Du Yuanzhe gradually regained consciousness and couldn't help but laugh. Could this be the sequelae of being single for too long? He dreams of having a girlfriend.

But why did he feel that this dream was so real, as if it had really happened?

Du Yuanzhe patted his head vigorously: "Why think so much? The most urgent thing is to do business!"

Du Yuanzhe casually made himself a breakfast, read the script after the meal, read the script for an hour, went to the gym to exercise, and then continued to read the script. After lunch, he continued to read the script - exercise - read the script, and finally had dinner.

Du Yuanzhe's life is very regular. Apart from eating, he does fitness and reading scripts every day. Occasionally, when he feels tired, he plays a few games to relax.

Xia Ningmi was still nowhere to be seen all day. She went on a business trip in mid-August and did not come back until Du Yuanzhe joined the team.

Without letting Liu Xu pick him up, Du Yuanzhe took his luggage to the company to meet up with Liu Xu and others.

Liu Xu said: "The crew has already booked a hotel. We will go there today. The opening ceremony will be held tomorrow at the Jiangcheng Film and Television Base."

"How's it going? Are you ready?"

Du Yuanzhe said confidently: "Absolutely no problem."

Liu Xu smiled: "That's good, let's go."

The driver was the bodyguard and driver Wu Xing, a tall man in his thirties.

It was Wu Xing's first time meeting Du Yuanzhe, so he said politely, "Hello, boss."

Du Yuanzhe said in a gentle voice: "Brother Wu, you don't have to be so polite. Just call me Yuanzhe."

Wu Xing hurriedly shook his head: "This is not appropriate, how about I call you Second Young Master?"

Xiaopang agreed: "That's a good name. It sounds very noble."

Du Yuanzhe said unhappily, "What's good about that? It sounds like a playboy."

It doesn't sound like a title from the entertainment industry at all.

Liu Xu said: "It's just a title. You can call us whatever you want. We are all family members anyway."

Regardless of whether Du Yuanzhe admits it or not, the biggest impression people have of him is still that of the second son of the Du family. Even if he becomes more famous in the future, this impression will not be easy to erase.

But Du Yuanzhe still disagreed with the title of Second Young Master. In the end, the two decided to go their separate ways and call each other Brother.

An hour later, the group arrived in Jiangcheng by plane.

In Jiangcheng, Liu Xu had already arranged a car, and as soon as everyone got out of the airport, they took the car to the hotel.

There are many hotels around the film and television base. It is impossible for the crew to arrange all the actors to stay in high-end hotels. Only the director and a few main actors can enjoy this treatment.

Du Yuanzhe is the second male lead, so he has the qualifications. Xiaopang got the room card from the front desk and said, "Brother Zhe, your room is on the third floor. The director and the male and female leads are all on the third floor. Brother Liu and I are on the second floor."

The crew booked two rooms for Du Yuanzhe, one for Xiaopang and Liu Xu. As for the rest of their team, the company had to pay for the rooms.

Liu Xu was well prepared for this and asked Xiaopang to go to the front desk to book two more triple rooms, so that everyone could be accommodated.

The others went to put their luggage away first, while Liu Xu and Xiaopang accompanied Du Yuanzhe to the third floor.

Just as I was about to enter the room, I saw the male lead Zheng Xiao coming out of the room.

Zheng Xiao was stunned for a moment and said, "I've heard Lingling mention Teacher Du a long time ago, but today I finally met him in person."

Du Yuanzhe said modestly: "Teacher Zheng, you are too polite. Just call me Yuanzhe."

Zheng Xiao said cheerfully: "I am only two years older than you, you can just call me brother."

Du Yuanzhe readily changed his words: "Brother Xiao."

"Yuanzhe, you go ahead and do your work. The director is calling everyone for a dinner party tonight, so remember not to be late."

"Thank you, Brother Xiao, for the reminder."

After Zheng Xiao came downstairs, Du Yuanzhe and others walked into the room. Xiaopang said, "Zheng Xiao seems to be easy to get along with."

Liu Xu said: "After all, he is someone that Huanxing Entertainment wants to promote, so his emotional intelligence should be good. It is not difficult to say a few nice words to maintain a superficial relationship. We will have to wait and see what happens in the future."

The leading male and the second male lead in a play are most likely to have friction. When interests are truly involved, you will know the character of this person.

Du Yuanzhe didn't know Zheng Xiao. In the novel, this person didn't play a big role and only appeared in other people's conversations.

They arrived late and had been in the room for a short while when the assistant director came to tell Du Yuanzhe about the dinner.

The dinner venue was not far from the hotel, just a ten-minute drive away, so Liu Xu accompanied Du Yuanzhe to the appointment.

When I was going upstairs, I happened to meet Yang Shiyao.

Du Yuanzhe took the initiative to greet him: "Teacher Yang is here for dinner too, right?"

Yang Shiyao nodded: "Director Wang likes to have everyone get together before filming, saying that it is to cultivate relationships in advance."

"This is the first time I've played a role with so many scenes. If I didn't do well in any way, please forgive me, Teacher Yang."

The two are artists from the same company and there will be no conflict over resources, so they will always be closer than others.

Yang Shiyao smiled and said, "Yuanzhe, your acting skills are not bad. As long as you maintain the level of the audition, you will definitely not fail."

"I would like to borrow Sister Shiyao's good words."

The two men pushed open the door of the private room while chatting and laughing, and there was a moment of silence in the room.

Wang Ligang smiled and said, "Our Yun Lan and Luo Xun are here. It seems that you have already cultivated your relationship in advance without my arrangement."

Yang Shiyao was already immune to such jokes, and said to Du Yuanzhe: "I just said that Director Wang is easy to get along with, Yuanzhe doesn't need to be too nervous."

Du Yuanzhe showed a polite smile on his face and was so surprised that he was speechless.

【Isn’t she on a business trip?】

Sitting in the main seat in the box was Xia Ningmi.

The two looked at each other, and Xia Ningmi was the first to look away.

Wang Ligang said: "You are late. President Xia has been waiting for a long time."

Yang Shiyao had not expected Xia Ningmi to be there, so she picked up her glass and said, "Sorry for keeping President Xia waiting. I'll punish myself with a drink."

Xia Ning raised her hand to stop him: "There is no such rule!"

It's just a dinner party. The time notified was different, some were earlier and some were later. There was no such thing as being late.

Yang Shiyao put down the wine glass. Of course, she would not drink the wine if she could avoid it.

Du Yuanzhe followed Yang Shiyao and greeted Xia Ningmi politely: "Mr. Xia."

There were two empty seats left for them at the table, which were exactly the positions to the right and second to the right of Xia Ningmi. Yang Shiyao was the heroine, so it was natural for her to sit next to Xia Ningmi.

Zheng Xiao smiled and said, "Everyone is finally here. Why don't we all toast to President Xia?"

Wang Ligang agreed: "Good idea."

After that, everyone raised their glasses.

Xia Ningmi didn't like this kind of drinking culture, but she also knew that if she refused, it would easily make people think too much, so she cooperated by raising the wine glass, taking a sip and putting it down.

Du Yuanzhe took a gulp and realized that the alcohol content of the wine was quite high, and his mouth felt hot.

Wang Ligang asked, "Mr. Xia, you took time out of your busy schedule to attend the dinner. Is there anything you want to remind me of?"

[It is said that Wang Ligang has an upright character. Isn't he good at speaking?]

Xia Ning said, "I happened to be passing through Jiangcheng on my way back from a business trip. I just came to take a look. Director Wang will take charge of all matters concerning the crew. I will not interfere."

[After returning from a business trip, instead of resting, he came to attend this boring party. I really don’t understand the mentality of workaholics.]

Xia Ningmi frowned slightly and said calmly, "I ran into Mr. Du by chance a few days ago. He asked me to ask Director Wang to discipline Du Yuanzhe. If he did anything wrong, you can scold him. Don't worry about anything."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes fell on Du Yuanzhe.

Du Yuanzhe's face froze.

[My eldest brother is trying to trick me. I haven’t offended him recently. Could it be that my mother is worshipping Guanyin at home again? ]

Xia Ningmi raised her brows and felt relieved.

Wang Ligang was very happy to hear this and said with a smile, "Please rest assured, President Xia."

He didn't want to let external factors influence the actors in the first place, and Xia Ningmi's words hit the nail on the head.

The rest of the dinner went smoothly and everyone enjoyed the meal.

They had only heard that Qianying Entertainment's CEO Xia was a cold person before, but when they met him in person today, they discovered that although Xia Ningmi had a cold expression, he was not arrogant, and would occasionally respond to people who approached him.

But his aura was really strong, and many people wanted to approach him, but in the end they didn't muster up the courage.

After the dinner, Du Yuanzhe and Liu Xu left the hotel, but were stopped by Cheng Yu before they got into the car.

"Second Master Du, the president wants to see you."

Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Brother Liu, you go back first."

Liu Xu looked at him in surprise, but it was not a good time to ask anything, so he got into the car and left.

Du Yuanzhe followed Cheng Yu to the hotel's underground garage. He was not shy and simply opened the back door and got in, sitting right next to Xia Ningmi.

"What does President Xia want me to do?"

Xia Ning said, "The renovation of Huahu Apartment will be completed soon. Remember to tell me before you finish, and I will have someone move the luggage over in advance."

Du Yuanzhe almost forgot about this. He looked at Cheng Yu and said, "Secretary Cheng, have the home theater and gym been renovated?"

Cheng Yu said: "Everything has been done according to your request."

Du Yuanzhe was satisfied.

"Don't worry, Mr. Xia. I will tell you in advance before I return to Yancheng."

Xia Ningmi took out a business card from her bag and said, "This gym is very confidential and not far from the hotel you are staying in."

Du Yuanzhe was a little surprised and said with a smile: "Thank you, President Xia, I was just looking for a gym."

He has been working out this month, but he still hasn't gotten into shape yet so he needs to keep working hard.

"I happen to know the owner of this company."

Cheng Yu looked a little strange.

Du Yuanzhe put the business card away and decided to go and take a look tomorrow.

Xia Ningmi looked at the cover of the document in her hand and asked casually, "Are you familiar with Yang Shiyao?"

Du Yuanzhe was stunned for a moment: "Who? Sister Shiyao?"

Xia Ningmi's eyes turned cold: "Looks really familiar!"

Du Yuanzhe shook his head: "I'm not familiar with her. She's the lead actress of the show and she's from the same company as me. It never hurts to build a good relationship with her in advance."

Xia Ningmi frowned: "The most important thing for you now is to play the role well. Interpersonal relationships are not important to you."

"Before, the public's impression of you was just that you were the second son of the Du family. After the official announcement, public opinion will definitely be unfavorable to you. If you and Yang Shiyao's scandal are photographed again, everything you do in the future will be labeled."

[It seems to be the case]

Du Yuanzhe pondered and suddenly realized that his mentality had not completely changed. He was no longer the cautious little man in his previous life who schemed for a role.

He does not lack resources now, but what he lacks is the corresponding ability. He only needs to prove that he is worthy of the position.

Xia Ningmi continued, "Also, our relationship will be exposed one day, and in the meantime you'd better keep yourself clean. I don't want to be mocked by netizens for picking up trash."

Pick up the broken ones??????!!!!!!

[I am a young man whose single age is equal to my birth age. I have nothing to do with being a wretch, okay?]

Du Yuanzhe's newly risen gratitude disappeared without a trace, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, President Xia, I am determined to become an outstanding actor. Women will only affect my determination to pursue my career. I don't need women."

Xia Ningmi was stunned for a moment when she heard this.

Just then they arrived at the hotel, Du Yuanzhe and Xia Ningmi said goodbye and got out of the car and left.

The co-pilot Cheng Yu was a little confused about the relationship between the two. She had always thought that they were a couple, but now they didn't look like lovers, but they did live together.

Could it be that her boss used force?

Cheng Yu secretly glanced at Xia Ningmi. It seemed that even a beauty like the boss had to be forced upon her. The Second Young Master Du really had no taste.

Du Yuanzhe returned to the room mumbling, and when he saw Xiaopang, he asked, "Xiaopang, do I look broken?"

Xiaopang's eyes were blank, and he shook his head instinctively and said, "Not like that."

"That's what I said."

Liu Xu asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I'm just asking."

"What does President Xia want to see you about?"

"Just reminding me to act well and not be like before."

Liu Xu said: "It seems that President Xia is worried that you will mess up this play, Yuanzhe. Now many people have the same stereotype about you as before. You must act well in this play and make everyone look at you with new eyes."

Before that, Liu Xu arranged several acting classes for Du Yuanzhe, and his teacher praised Du Yuanzhe several times, saying that he was very talented in acting and was a promising young talent who had been delayed.

It is precisely because of these comments that Liu Xu is now full of confidence in Du Yuanzhe.

Xiao Pang also gave him a fist pump to encourage him: "Come on, Brother Zhe, you can blind their eyes when the time comes."

Du Yuanzhe nodded heavily: "Definitely!"

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