Flower Lake Apartment
Xia Ningmi was busy until eleven o'clock before she went home.
Du Yuanzhe told Xia Ningmi that Chen Rongshan wanted Aunt Wu to cook for them: "Qiqi, what do you think?"
Xia Ning said: "It's up to you."
Du Yuanzhe said: "Then let Aunt Wu come and let Aunt Wu take care of your three meals a day, so you don't have to order meals from the hotel all the time."
"As for Aunt Wu's residence, there are plenty of rooms on the first floor. Let her choose any one she likes."
Xia Ning took out a laptop from her bag and placed it on the table, saying, "It's all right."
Du Yuanzhe saw that she was still busy with work after just returning, so he asked, "Are you so busy?"
Xia Ningmi said, "There will be an international conference soon."
Du Yuanzhe nodded: "I will also be busy starting from tomorrow. Brother Liu has helped me to accept several advertisements."
......
the next day
Du Yuanzhe then agreed to let Aunt Wu come over, and that afternoon, Aunt Wu moved into Huahu Apartment.
When Aunt Wu came, Du Yuanzhe and Xia Ningmi were not at home, so she asked Xiaopang to come back and open the door for her. She also gave her a key to the house and a card for Aunt Wu to use to buy groceries or replace some things in the kitchen.
At 5:30 in the evening, Du Yuanzhe called Aunt Wu to say that the commercial had not been finished shooting and he would not be back for dinner, so he asked her to just make dinner for Xia Ningmi.
Aunt Wu was a little nervous and asked, "Second Master, what does Mr. Xia like to eat?"
This was not the first time Aunt Wu cooked for Xia Ningmi, but it was different now. She was a little worried that the dishes she cooked would not suit Xia Ningmi's taste.
Du Yuanzhe complimented, "Aunt Wu's cooking skills are so good, everything she cooks tastes good. Qiqi is not picky about food, she just prefers sweet dishes."
Aunt Wu smiled and said, "What a coincidence! Mr. Xia's taste is very similar to my wife's."
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said nothing.
After hanging up the phone, Aunt Wu started preparing dinner, and when it was ready, she asked someone to drive us to Qianying Entertainment.
Cheng Yu had already given notice, and when the front desk heard that she was there to deliver food to the president, she let Aunt Wu go without saying a word.
bite--
The elevator door opened, and Aunt Wu walked into the top floor. She looked around the decoration of the top floor unconsciously, but she was not surprised at all. She had been to Du's many times, and it was similar to this place.
Yueyue saw Aunt Wu and said, "The president is in a meeting. You can just leave the food in the office."
When Aunt Wu heard that Xia Ningmi was nowhere to be seen, she breathed a sigh of relief, hurried into the office, put down her lunch box, and walked out without daring to look any further.
Only after leaving Qianying Entertainment did Aunt Wu no longer feel nervous. She shook her head with a wry smile. She had seen Xia Ningmi with her own eyes and knew that she was not a man-eating tiger. But as an elder of the Du family, she knew that Chen Rongsan did not like Xia Ningmi. Moreover, she was sent by Chen Rongsan. Aunt Wu was very worried that Xia Ningmi was dissatisfied with her because of Chen Rongsan.
8pm
Du Yuanzhe returned home after shooting the commercial. Xia Ningmi had not yet finished get off work, and Aunt Wu was the only one at home.
No one was home today, so Aunt Wu cleaned the bathroom. When she saw Du Yuanzhe coming back, she asked, "Second Young Master, do you need to clean your room, Mr. Xia's room, and the study?"
Without their permission, she didn't dare to enter their room. Having been a nanny for so many years, she still had some sense of propriety.
Du Yuanzhe said, "Aunt Wu, don't be restrained. Just do as you do at home. You can enter any room here. As for the study, we'll talk about it after Qiqi comes back."
"Would you like some midnight snack, Second Young Master?"
Du Yuanzhe shook his head: "I have to shoot commercials and promote my new drama during this period. It's the time to keep in shape. If I look fat on camera, it will be a joke. Late-night snacks are out of my reach for now."
At this moment, Xia Ningmi came back. After hearing what he said, she looked him up and down and said, "You don't need to worry."
Du Yuanzhe heard that this was a compliment to him and said with a smile: "Qiqi can't you be more straightforward when you compliment me?"
Xia Ningmi said calmly: "It would be good if you understand."
When Aunt Wu saw Xia Ningmi coming back, she retreated to the kitchen.
Du Yuanzhe asked, "Qiqi, do you want Aunt Wu to clean your study?"
Xia Ningmi nodded: "Okay."
Documents that really need to be kept confidential will not be placed in the open, and Xia Ningmi's study is not a forbidden area.
The two of them sat on the sofa and talked, and Xia Ningmi leaned in Du Yuanzhe's arms out of habit.
Du Yuanzhe said, "From now on, Aunt Wu will be here. Just tell her what you want to eat. Aunt Wu is a very good cook."
Xia Ningmi said: "You have already said it once."
"Speaking again will help you remember it."
Xia Ning raised her eyes to look at him: "I have a good memory."
Du Yuanzhe nodded in affirmation: "Qiqi is so amazing, she must have a good memory. By the way, I have to promote the new drama tomorrow, so I will have to leave for a few days."
The new drama's promotional location is not in Yancheng.
Xia Ning hugged his neck, leaned comfortably in his arms, and said, "Come back soon."
Du Yuanzhe stroked her hair and said softly, "Okay."
Aunt Wu was tidying up things in the kitchen, her eyes unconsciously paying attention to the situation in the living room. When she saw the intimacy between the two people, she subconsciously looked away.
......
For the next period of time, Du Yuanzhe and Xia Ningmi each had their own things to do. While they were busy, the news that "The Secret Voice" would be broadcast on CCTV quickly spread throughout the entire Internet.
As the first TV series to be aired after Du Yuanzhe won the Yingchunhua Best Supporting Actor Award, and also his first drama as the leading male actor, it has extraordinary significance for both Du Yuanzhe and his fans.
As the launch conference was aired, fans kept recommending Du Yuanzhe's new work, while haters kept criticizing it. The most common line they heard was that the show would fall below the lower limit of CCTV's ratings, becoming a shame for CCTV's ratings over the years.
But whether it is the fans' recommendations or the haters' negative comments, it has added to the popularity of this drama.
Since the press conference, the popularity of "The Secret Voice" has been growing day by day, which has saved director Zhu Mi a lot of publicity costs. He was so happy that he sent several WeChat messages to Du Yuanzhe to thank him, even though he rarely sends WeChat messages.
It was also the first time that Du Yuanzhe experienced the state of a popular drama being broadcast. I have to say that the fans are really awesome. They seem to be tireless and keep refreshing the drama-related entries, sending one topic after another to the hot search.
Even though the popularity has dropped slightly later, as the crew paid for hot searches, "The Voice" has continued to make its presence felt in front of the audience, and it can be said that the expectations have been maximized.
On May 9, "Secret Voice" officially started broadcasting
Logically speaking, today is the big day of the premiere, and Du Yuanzhe should be staying in front of the TV to contribute to the ratings of his first male-lead drama, but he is not thinking about that today.
Because today is Xia Ningmi's birthday.
Celebrating Xia Ningmi's birthday is obviously more important than the TV series premiere. Anyway, no matter what he does, it will not affect the audience's evaluation of the show.
In order to celebrate Xia Ningmi's birthday, Du Yuanzhe had already booked a hotel and prepared a candlelight dinner early, waiting for Xia Ningmi to attend the banquet.
The two of them sat on either side of the table. Du Yuanzhe asked, "Qiqi, how does it taste?"
"You did it?"
"Of course."
Du Yuanzhe hasn't cooked since Aunt Wu came to Huahu Apartment. Today, to celebrate Xia Ningmi's birthday, of course he has to cook himself.
Xia Ningmi curled her lips slightly: "It's delicious."
She was never stingy with her praise for Du Yuanzhe.
After the candlelight dinner, the hotel staff brought out the cake in a timely manner, which was also made by Du Yuanzhe himself.
"Happy birthday, Qiqi."
Du Yuanzhe said softly, handing her the knife and letting her make the first cut of the cake.
Because there were only two people celebrating the birthday, Du Yuanzhe only made a one-layer cake decorated with a few strawberries.
Xia Ningmi cut a piece of cake from the edge, and just after cutting it, she found that there was something wrong with the cake, as if there was nothing inside.
Before she could figure it out, Du Yuanzhe took out the ring box hidden in the cake, pressed the switch lightly, and the box opened automatically, revealing the ring inside.
Du Yuanzhe took out the ring, knelt on one knee and said, "Qiqi, we officially got together on this day last year, and today is our one-year anniversary. Although one year of love may seem short, in my heart, I have already recognized you. We are a natural match and we don't need to go through time to get used to each other."
"Qiqi, will you marry me?"
Xia Ningmi had guessed it when she saw the ring box, but she still felt very happy when she heard him propose in person. She smiled, but did not say a word, just handed her left hand to Du Yuanzhe.
Du Yuanzhe was excited and trembling as he tried to put the ring on Xia Ningmi's left middle finger, but he found that there was already a ring on her middle finger.
Those are their couple rings.
Du Yuanzhe was stunned.
What should I do?
Xia Ningmi reacted quickly, retracted her left hand, and stretched out her right hand again.
There is a saying in China that men wear the ring on the left and women wear it on the right, so the engagement ring can also be worn on the middle finger of the woman's right hand.
Du Yuanzhe immediately put the ring on her right middle finger. It was the right size and fit perfectly.
"Qiqi, from today on, you are my fiancée."
Du Yuanzhe stood up and hugged Xia Ningmi, happily announcing the fact.
Xia Ningmi looked at the ring on her finger, and the corner of her mouth curled up.
......
When the two returned to Huahu Apartment, Aunt Wu noticed that Xia Ningmi had an extra ring and a necklace on her body.
The necklace was the anniversary gift Du Yuanzhe gave to Xia Ningmi. He said that he would not combine the anniversary and birthday, so he prepared two gifts when he was preparing the gifts.
The necklace is secondary, the most important thing is the ring.
Although Aunt Wu is old, she is not an old-fashioned person who knows nothing. She still understands what wearing a ring on the middle finger of her right hand means.
At this moment, she was very glad that Chen Rongsan had no intention of letting her be a spy, otherwise she would be in a dilemma and would not be able to offend anyone.
But now, she could only pretend not to see it.
I just couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
The second young master has already proposed to her before the wife even agrees. It will be even more difficult for the wife to get through this.
It wasn't just Aunt Wu who had sharp eyes, but everyone in the secretariat as well.
The next day, as soon as Xia Ningmi walked into the office, the secretaries exclaimed in unison, with excitement in their eyes.
Yueyue suppressed her excitement and pulled Cheng Yu to ask, "Is that what I meant?"
Cheng Yu was equally gossipy, and managed to remain calm and said, "Who should I ask if you ask me? I wasn't with the CEO yesterday."
Yueyue, however, has already determined: "It must be an engagement ring. Young Master Du is so fast. How long have they been together?"
"It's been almost two years, which is not too fast."
Cheng Yu didn't know the date when the two of them officially got together. In her opinion, they had been together since they started living together.
Yueyue suddenly sighed: "Who would have thought that the president is getting married and we are still single."
Cheng Yu’s face froze.
These words touched my heart.
She also wants to be single, but unfortunately she has no time.
Flower Lake Apartment
Du Yuanzhe just woke up when he received a call from Liu Xu, who asked excitedly, "Yuanzhe, guess what the ratings were for the first episode last night?"
Knowing that Du Yuanzhe was going to celebrate Xia Ningmi's birthday last night, Liu Xu suppressed his excitement and did not call him.
"It's broken two."
Liu Xu was stunned: "You know?"
Du Yuanzhe yawned, sat up and said, "I took a look at the trending searches last night."
The popularity of "The Voice of China" was already high, so it was impossible for something like breaking the 2-level limit to not be on the hot search list.
Liu Xu suddenly realized and said with a smile: "From today on, you are also an actor with some achievements. CCTV has a solid foundation, but there are not many dramas that have a ratings of over 200 on their first broadcast. You have proven yourself. I don't think those haters have anything to say about your strength."
"I have a feeling that a lot of advertising invitations are coming."
Du Yuanzhe said: "Brother Liu is going to be busy again."
"Hahahaha, I'm very energetic."
Du Yuanzhe currently has more than a dozen endorsements, most of which are quasi-first-tier endorsements, and there are only one or two first-tier endorsements. However, the level of first-tier endorsements is not high. They are just image ambassadors, and there is still a certain distance from brand spokespersons.
Once the popularity of "Secret Voice" spreads, Liu Xu is confident that he can help Du Yuanzhe level up.
After hanging up the phone, Du Yuanzhe didn't want to get up for the time being, so he opened Weibo to check the trending searches.
The popularity of "The Voice of China" has not yet subsided, and there are still several hot searches hanging on it. The most prominent one is naturally the hot search for the premiere ratings exceeding 2, followed by Du Yuanzhe's personal hot search.
He clicked on it and saw that the comments were unusually harmonious. Some were praising his handsomeness and charm, while others were praising his acting skills. The haters no longer dared to show up.
Du Yuanzhe smiled slightly. It turned out that the work is the confidence of an actor.
No matter how his haters cursed him in their hearts, at this moment he had to shrink his neck and pretend to be dead.
Du Yuanzhe continued to browse Weibo, his eyes fixed.
#《云苗》launch conference#
It's finally here.
The first drama that tells the story of the rising heroine Wei Lingling is finally about to be aired.
To be honest, although the heroine's career in the novel developed very well, she started really late. She worked in the entertainment industry for four or five years before she finally had her first hit drama, and it was not in Huanxing Entertainment.
The author of the novel spent most of his energy on the emotional entanglement between the hero and heroine. It was only after they broke up that the author focused on the heroine's career. Starting from this drama, Wei Lingling's career seemed to have taken off and her fame rose rapidly.
But Du Yuanzhe was not concerned about these. He was thinking that the Luck Plundering System should have found a new host. What would they think when they saw this hot search and what actions they might take.
Du Yuanzhe reread the novel and realized that if "Yun Miao" was successfully broadcast, Wei Lingling's rise would be unstoppable, and the Luck Plundering System could only target Wei Lingling's future opportunities.
The most recent opportunity is the anniversary celebration of Qianying Entertainment.
Du Yuanzhe watched this scene with a dim gaze. He didn't believe that the Luck Plundering System would give up the opportunity to cause trouble.
All he has to do is sit back and wait for them to reveal their true colors.