Qianying Entertainment, Top Floor Secretariat

Yueyue said solemnly: "Sisters, after several months of observation, I have finally confirmed one thing."

Everyone else looked at her.

Yueyue said: "The president is in love."

Cheng Yu's eyebrows jumped.

The others immediately put down their work, pulled their chairs over and said, "The president has been acting strange since the New Year, and even more outrageous after the New Year. She actually started to come to get off work on time. She used to be the boss of the company."

"Last time the president went on vacation for three days, and when she came back I noticed she had a necklace around her neck. I have been in the company for two years and have never seen the president wear a necklace outside of banquets. And I have noticed that she wears that necklace very often, every few days."

Yueyue said mysteriously: "All of you are just guessing. I have a piece of ironclad evidence in my hand."

Except for Cheng Yu, everyone else was very excited: "Tell me quickly."

Yueyue said, "You all know that I am responsible for arranging for people to replace fresh ingredients for the president's residence. There has never been any mistake in the past few years. I usually pay little attention to the situation there, but I contacted the staff once a few days ago. Guess what she said to me?"

"Stop beating around the bush and just speak up!"

Yueyue pouted: "You guys are really impatient... She said that when she changed the ingredients in the past few months, she found that the previous ingredients had different degrees of consumption, and she saw a pair of men's shoes in the shoe cabinet at the entrance that was not closed tightly."

There were cries of surprise from the secretariat.

"I remember the president moved before, I think he moved to Huahu Apartment."

Yueyue nodded: "It's Huahu Apartment."

She was in charge of arranging for people to replace the ingredients and knew exactly where Xia Ningmi lived now.

One of them looked around and whispered, "Do you think the president has found a househusband?"

They were pretty sure Xia Ningmi couldn't cook.

Because the ingredients in Xia Ningmi's house are always replaced regularly, but no one has ever touched them before.

Yueyue's eyes lit up: "That's great. The president needs someone who can ask about her well-being when she gets home. He doesn't need to make a lot of money. Anyway, he can't be better than the president. He just needs to be obedient."

The others nodded.

Cheng Yu's face was filled with black lines. They weren't talking about love at all. They were clearly speculating that Xia Ning had a gigolo.

Yueyue turned her head and looked at Cheng Yu, and asked, "Xiaoyu, you are with the president all day, so you must know more than us. We don't ask you to tell us the details, just tell us whether our guess is right or not?"

As secretaries, they knew best how to keep their boss's secrets, so they never asked Cheng Yu for information and just made their own guesses.

If Yueyue hadn't made a major breakthrough, they would still be in the speculation stage.

Cheng Yu thought for a moment and said, "I guessed half right."

They had all guessed it, and there was no point in hiding it.

More importantly, Cheng Yu did not realize that Xia Ning had hidden thoughts.

When several people heard this, they were both excited and confused: "What does 'half right' mean?"

Cheng Yu smiled but said nothing.

Yueyue seemed to be thinking: "We just guessed that the president was in love and the identity of that man. Xiaoyu said that we guessed half right. I guess what she meant was that the president was indeed in love, but his boyfriend was not a househusband."

Cheng Yu and Yueyue have worked together for the longest time, and Yueyue knows her best, so she immediately understood the implied message she was suggesting.

Cheng Yu withdrew her attention and continued to do her own thing without responding to them. She felt funny in her heart. They were obviously secretaries helping the president to handle documents, but now they seemed to have become detectives, each of them wanted to find out more information about the president's love affair through clues.

......

While he was being discussed in the secretary's office, Du Yuanzhe was in Liu Xu's office.

Liu Xu said: "The release date of "Legend of Yunlan" is July 10th. The premiere press conference will be held in Yancheng at 3 pm tomorrow. The director will bring you four main actors to participate."

Du Yuanzhe sat opposite him: "Yancheng is good, it saves us from taking a plane."

Liu Xu continued, "In order to make the audience feel more connected to the characters, Director Wang decided to have you all wear costumes on the day."

Du Yuanzhe was not surprised by this, and just thankfully said, "Fortunately it's not too hot now."

Luo Xun was wearing a black robe with a black lining underneath, which meant he had to wear at least two layers. Even if the fabric was particularly good and cool, it couldn't withstand the scorching heat, as it was June now.

Liu Xu said: "You're overthinking it. The press conference will be held indoors, so it doesn't matter how hot it is."

Du Yuanzhe asked: "What do you need me to prepare?"

"You don't need to prepare anything. Just introduce your role, play a few games as instructed by the host, and answer a few questions."

Du Yuanzhe: "No reporters interviewing you?"

Liu Xu shook his head: "There was no interview with reporters at the press conference. The host was responsible for asking questions that the audience was concerned about."

It is not uncommon for there to be no press interviews at a premiere press conference. Du Yuanzhe thinks this is not bad, at least he doesn't have to deal with reporters' tricky questions.

Du Yuanzhe asked in confusion: "Since I don't need to prepare anything, why did you call me to the company?"

Liu Xu handed him a contract and said, "I have contacted you with a variety show."

Du Yuanzhe looked down and saw - "The Country House".

In the past two years, slow-tempo variety shows have suddenly become very popular. "The Cottage" is one such variety show, and it is also the most popular slow-tempo variety show nowadays.

"Brother Liu is amazing. He actually managed to get the guest spot on this variety show."

Liu Xu said, "You are also lucky. I heard that Huanxing Entertainment asked Zheng Xiao and You Yingxue to participate in this variety show to promote "The Legend of Yunlan", so I contacted the program team to put you on the list of flying guests for this episode. After all, it is to promote a drama, and the program team does not mind one more person, so they agreed."

Du Yuanzhe was stunned and said, "So I was just here by chance."

Liu Xu said: "It's already good to be able to be on this show. 'The Cottage' is not a new variety show like 'Role Play'. 'The Cottage' is still very popular. It's not difficult to be on this variety show. The difficulty lies in whether it can be broadcast in time to achieve the publicity effect."

"With Zheng Xiao here, Huanxing Entertainment will definitely negotiate with the program production team to release this variety show before the show airs."

Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Then will Yang Shiyao go too?"

Liu Xu said: "Yang Shiyao is not going."

Du Yuanzhe was surprised: "It would be strange if only the female lead was absent, right?"

Liu Xu explained: "Zheng Xiao wanted to pair him with Yang Shiyao, but Yang Shiyao was not happy about it. Apart from the promotion arranged by the crew, she did not want to appear in the same frame with Zheng Xiao."

Du Yuanzhe: "If one party disagrees, this couple won't be popular, right?"

"That's not necessarily true. If Zheng Xiao really wants to do it, he can hire some navy soldiers to lead the way, and he will always be able to achieve the desired effect. Yang Shiyao is trying to avoid suspicion mainly to keep her fans awake."

Du Yuanzhe shook his head: "If Zheng Xiao really wants to do this, he will completely offend Yang Shiyao. It is totally unnecessary."

With Zheng Xiao's fame and the support of Huanxing Entertainment, it is only a matter of time before he becomes a top star.

Liu Xu said: "Who knows what they will do. This matter has nothing to do with you. Just be careful of Zheng Xiao when you record the variety show."

"Yes, I know."

......

Du Yuanzhe came to the company and had the opportunity to have lunch with Xia Ningmi. He booked a private room in a private restaurant near the company and waited for Xia Ningmi to come.

Qianying Entertainment Top Floor

After receiving Du Yuanzhe's message, Xia Ningmi got up and left the office.

Cheng Yu saw her coming out and asked quickly, "What does the president want?"

Xia Ning said: "Let Lao Huang wait for me at the company gate, and don't order lunch for me."

Cheng Yu nodded and called Lao Huang immediately.

After Xia Ningmi left, the others in the secretariat immediately said excitedly: "The president must have a date."

"Ahhh, I think I know who is so lucky to be in love with the president."

Yueyue put her chin on her hand and said, "I've heard people say that people's personalities change when they're in love, but why can't I sense any change in the president?"

"The president's personality is too cold, so any changes won't be too obvious. How can we possibly see it?"

"I don't know if I will ever see the president smile in my lifetime."

"Haha, this dream comes faster."

Cheng Yu did not join in their discussion.

Of course, they couldn't feel Xia Ningmi's changes. Her changes would only be obvious when it came to Du Yuanzhe.

When Xia Ningmi walked into the private room and sat down, Du Yuanzhe asked her, "Have you tried this dish?"

Xia Ningmi said, "Cheng Yu ordered lunch. I don't know which restaurant she ordered from."

Du Yuanzhe laughed and said, "You really don't care about anything else except work."

Xia Ning asked: "What are you doing here at the company today?"

Du Yuanzhe raised his eyebrows: "Don't you know?"

Logically speaking, Xia Ningmi would definitely know all his itineraries.

Xia Ningmi said, "I told Cheng Yu that except for special circumstances, from now on, I will only report on your new play."

If she always learned about his situation from the company, they would have less things to discuss. She was not good at finding topics, but she could give Du Yuanzhe the opportunity to find topics.

Du Yuanzhe said: "That's good. I also want to tell you my story in person."

Then he told Xia Ningmi that Zheng Xiao wanted to create a couple with Yang Shiyao and that he was going to be on a variety show.

"I like slow-paced variety shows. I heard that the production team rented a small courtyard in the countryside. I lived in the village when I was a child. Since I started filming, I rarely go back. Now I miss it a lot."

When Du Yuanzhe and Xia Ningmi were together, they didn't have to consider whether they should say anything, nor did they have to worry about whether what they said would reveal something.

Xia Ningmi said calmly: "People only miss or yearn for life in the countryside for a short time, and very few people can actually settle down in the countryside."

Du Yuanzhe instantly came back to his senses from his memories: "My girlfriend is really a sober person in the world."

"But I'm just going to record a variety show. It's a good opportunity to settle down here for a short period of time. I believe it will be a wonderful experience."

Xia Ning asked, "Has your Weibo not been updated for a long time?"

When Du Yuanzhe heard her say this, he remembered that he had been logging into the small account for the past few months and had long forgotten the existence of the main account.

Du Yuanzhe said, "If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten about it. Brother Liu didn't remind me either. I have to post something about tomorrow's premiere press conference on Weibo."

He is a perennial lurker, has no habit of posting on Weibo, and always forgets to do business.

He put down his chopsticks, immediately took out his cell phone and logged on, casually taking a photo of the food on the table. After making sure that Xia Ningmi's presence was not exposed, he clicked publish.

@杜元哲: The premiere press conference of "The Legend of Yunlan" will be held at 3 pm tomorrow. See you there.

Below are the photos I just took.

His popularity is much higher now than at the beginning. As soon as he posted on Weibo, there were dozens of comments, most of which were about the return of missing persons.

Du Yuanzhe glanced at it casually and then turned off his phone.

"Do you think Director Wang would kill me if I forgot to promote it?"

Xia Ningmi ate her food and said, "He won't kill you. He will just let you appear on a few more variety shows as compensation."

Du Yuanzhe said: "The audiences of variety shows basically overlap. It is not the case that the more variety shows you appear on, the better the publicity effect will be."

The food here tastes very good, much better than what Du Yuanzhe cooks himself.

Du Yuanzhe said: "You can ask someone to order takeout from this restaurant in the future. It's delicious."

He also handed Xia Ningmi the business card he had received earlier, which had the hotel's phone number on it.

Xia Ningmi casually put it into her bag.

Just as the two were about to pay the bill and leave, Xiaopang called.

"Brother Zhe, are you still in that restaurant?"

His voice was a little hurried.

Du Yuanzhe's heart skipped a beat: "What's wrong?"

Could it be that Xia Ning's secret was exposed?

That's impossible, he checked it specially.

"Fans have guessed your current location based on the dining table and plates in your photo. Someone is already blocking you at the door. Don't come out now. Brother Liu and I are on our way to pick you up."

Du Yuanzhe was stunned: "How could someone block me?"

Isn't this the treatment only available to famous stars?

Liu Xu snatched the phone and said, "Anyway, don't come out and wait for us."

Du Yuanzhe looked at Xia Ningmi and said, "But Qi... President Xia is with me."

Liu Xu's eyebrows twitched. What he feared was bound to come true.

Xia Ning said, "Du Yuanzhe stays. I'll leave first."

Liu Xu understood immediately: "Your relationship with President Xia has not been exposed yet. Even if fans see President Xia, they will not suspect anything."

Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Then let's do it."

After hanging up the phone, Du Yuanzhe said, "Qiqi, be careful when you go out. Others may not recognize you, but my fans should recognize you. Ask the driver to wait at the door so that you can leave in time if anything unexpected happens."

Xia Ningmi nodded.

She went downstairs and left the restaurant. As soon as she walked out, she saw a group of people standing not far from the door. There were about dozens of them, almost all of them girls, with only one or two men.

Xia Ningmi frowned imperceptibly, got into the car and left without looking at them.

A fan nearby exclaimed in amazement: "That woman just now was so beautiful, and she has a great figure."

"She is Ms. Xia from Zhezhe Company. She was on the hot search list before. Have you forgotten?"

"So she is President Xia. She is even prettier in person than in the photo. So the president of a company also needs to come out to eat in person?"

Hearing this, the others laughed: "The president is also a human being. This place is very close to Qianying Entertainment, and this restaurant has very high reviews online. It is normal for President Xia to come here."

"Do you think President Xia has met Zhezhe?"

"That shouldn't happen. They definitely won't eat in the lobby. There are so many private rooms and they come in and out at different times. How could they possibly bump into each other?"

"Even if I run into him, I don't think he would say anything. I have a friend who works at Xia's company, and she said that Mr. Xia is very cold and won't talk about anything other than work."

"......"

Just as the fans were discussing in a low voice, Xiaopang suddenly braked and stopped the car sideways in front of the restaurant. Du Yuanzhe, who had received the news in advance, came out of the hotel at this time. Before the fans could react, Du Yuanzhe got into the car.

However, he did not leave immediately. He opened the car window and said, "This kind of private gathering is not advisable. I hope everyone will not do it again in the future. I will attend the premiere press conference of "The Legend of Yunlan" tomorrow and will meet you all then. You should go back quickly and don't delay your own business."

After saying that, Du Yuanzhe rolled up the car window and Xiaopang drove away.

Fans didn't feel sorry at all, and said excitedly: "Zhezhe is so handsome."

“The sound is also very nice.”

"He is so gentle. Even when he criticizes me, he speaks so gently."

After waiting outside for half an hour, the fans only heard Du Yuanzhe say a few words, but they didn't seem dissatisfied at all.

Fans are always a very special group.

One hour later

Qianying Entertainment’s official Weibo account issued a statement, discouraging any spontaneous gathering of fans of its artists to pick up their idols at the airport or meet them in private.

The official Weibo account later pinned this Weibo post to the top, showing the company’s firm attitude.

Soon this Weibo post became a hot topic, and there was more and more discussion about whether fans should pick up the singer at the airport, which eventually turned into a war of words.

Du Yuanzhe only found out about this after he got home, but it had developed to this point and it no longer mattered to him.

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The new year has arrived, I wish you all a happy new year~