After several days of investigation, Du Yuanzhe had to admit that his opponent this time was very cautious. No matter how he investigated, Zhou Chenlang was the only suspect.
But the more this happened, the more Du Yuanzhe felt that Zhou Chenlang was not the new host of the Luck Plundering System.
Unable to find the person behind the scenes, Du Yuanzhe had to give up for the time being and go to audition for Wu Jiazhong's movie.
The audition location was in Yancheng. Liu Xu and others accompanied Du Yuanzhe to the lobby, and they saw many actors queuing up to get their numbers and waiting for the audition.
Xiao Pang was surprised: "I heard that the audition for this movie started a month ago, why are there so many people today?"
Liu Xu exclaimed: "This is the charisma of a famous director. As long as the auditions are not over, there will be no shortage of people auditioning."
"We won't have to queue, will we?"
Liu Xu shook his head: "Yuan Zhe is auditioning for the male lead. I just contacted Director Wu's assistant and someone will come to find us soon."
As soon as I finished speaking, a tall and thin young man came over and said politely, "Teacher Du, Director Wu is inside. If you are ready, you can audition now."
Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Let's go."
Liu Xu and others couldn't go in with him, so they could only pray that his audition would go well.
Du Yuanzhe followed his assistant into the room and immediately saw Wu Jiazhong sitting in the middle, with a person sitting on each side of him. He didn't know either of them and guessed that they were producers or something like that.
Wu Jiazhong asked, "What kind of person do you think Ying Yu is?"
Du Yuanzhe had already prepared a plan, saying: "Before experiencing that battle, Ying Yu was just an ordinary person. He didn't have any lofty ideals, nor did he have the courage to move forward. He was afraid and terrified. He was just one of the ordinary people."
"But he was extraordinary. He had a patriotic heart and a passionate love for his country. This passion enabled him to overcome his fear of death and he was willing to sacrifice his life to give his comrades behind him a chance to fight back."
"Until the moment of his death, Ying Yu did not think of himself as a hero. He was just patriotic, and he thought that was what every patriot would do. Ying Yu is actually a microcosm of many people. Ying Yu people are not so special, nor are they so outstanding, but they live a great life."
Wu Jiazhong listened to him quietly and said, "Yes, there are many Yingyu in our country. Before they shine, they are ordinary people. You can't even find them in a crowd. But it is because of these ordinary yet great Yingyu that our country can prosper and become strong."
In order to increase the interest of the story, he designed many highlights for the protagonist of the movie. Before, when the actors who came to audition talked about their understanding of Yingyu, they would start by saying that he was a hero, but that was not what Wu Jiazhong wanted.
Du Yuanzhe's words really touched Wu Jiazhong's heart.
Afterwards, Wu Jiazhong selected a scene for Du Yuanzhe to perform. Du Yuanzhe's acting skills were of course flawless. After being trained by famous directors and many veteran actors, his acting skills no longer showed any signs of acting.
After Du Yuanzhe finished his performance, Wu Jiazhong smiled and said, "I knew Xu Cheng had good taste."
Du Yuanzhe immediately understood what Wu Jiazhong meant and said, "Thank you, Director Wu, for giving me this opportunity."
"Let's be frank. As long as you are willing, this role is yours. But you should know what kind of movie we are shooting. Although I promise to do my best to ensure the safety of the actors, it is not completely risk-free. Think carefully about whether you want to act or not."
Du Yuanzhe did not hesitate and said firmly: "Director Wu, I am willing to participate."
He had been mentally prepared for a long time, so of course he couldn't give up.
Wu Jiazhong smiled and said, "Okay, I'll have someone prepare the contract as soon as possible."
Du Yuanzhe thanked him again and left the room.
Liu Xu immediately came over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Du Yuanzhe curled his lips and said, "Everything went well."
Liu Xu laughed: "Hahaha that's great."
Even he couldn't help but envy Du Yuanzhe's good luck. His debut film was directed by the genius director Xu Cheng, which was already a very lucky thing. Now his second film is directed by the famous director Wu Jiazhong. This is something that others dare not even think about, but it actually happened to Du Yuanzhe.
In fact, not only Liu Xu, Du Yuanzhe also feels that he is very lucky.
......
Flower Lake Apartment
After signing the contract with Wu Jiazhong, Du Yuanzhe only needed to study the script carefully and wait for the crew to start filming.
Today is the day Xia Ningmi returns from a business trip. Du Yuanzhe has been looking at the time. Seeing that Xia Ningmi will arrive in two hours, Du Yuanzhe can no longer sit still. He asks Aunt Wu to cook more of Xia Ningmi's favorite dishes, and then he takes the car keys and leaves.
Aunt Wu had long noticed that Du Yuanzhe was absent-minded, and was not surprised at his impatience at all. She continued to concentrate on preparing tonight's ingredients.
Jingle Bells——
Aunt Wu took out her cell phone and saw that it was Chen Rongsan calling. She did not dare to delay and answered the call immediately.
Ten minutes later, Aunt Wu hung up the phone and shook her head with a strange look on her face.
Madam, are you worried that the second young master will be bullied?
How is that possible? She knew how much Xia Ningmi doted on Du Yuanzhe, and she found that Xia Ningmi was unexpectedly easy to coax, as long as Du Yuanzhe said nice things.
Du Family Old House
After Chen Rongsan hung up the phone, she sighed heavily.
Du Yongliang frowned: "Could it be that Yuanzhe was really bullied?"
Chen Rongshan said bitterly: "On the contrary, Xia Ningmi treated him very well."
Du Yongliang was puzzled: "Then why are you sighing?"
Chen Rongshan said, "Sister Wu said that they get along very well... Old man, Xia Ningmi looks quite smart, why did she believe Yuanzhe's sweet talk?"
Du Yongliang couldn't help but roll his eyes: "What are you talking about? It's as if your son is playing with your feelings, but Yuanzhe is not like that."
"Of course I know he's not that kind of person. To be honest, if our family background was any worse, I would have suspected Yuanzhe was going astray."
"Okay, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, so stop imagining it."
Chen Rongsan was also exhausted. She tried every possible way to find fault with Xia Ningmi, but before she could take any action, she was stabbed in the back by her own son.
Seeing how Du Yuanzhe was like a piece of trash and depended on Xia Ningmi for everything, Chen Rongsan no longer had the motivation to find fault with Xia Ning.
On the other side, the underground parking lot of Yancheng Airport
Seeing that Xia Ningmi was about to arrive, Du Yuanzhe opened the car door and got out, trying to let Xia Ningmi see him first.
Ten minutes later, Xia Ningmi and his group appeared in Du Yuanzhe's sight.
Seeing Xia Ningmi getting closer and closer, Du Yuanzhe couldn't help but take two quick steps forward and hug her with his arms.
"Long time no see, Qiqi."
Du Yuanzhe felt relieved when he smelled the familiar scent. This separation was not like the previous time when Du Yuanzhe was filming. In the past, he was busy from morning to night and didn't even have much time to eat, so he didn't have the opportunity to let his thoughts run wild. But in the past half month or so, Du Yuanzhe had nothing to do, and his longing for Xia Ningmi became more and more intense.
Yueyue, who was a body length behind Xia Ningmi, almost cried out in excitement when she saw this scene. Although she had long guessed that Du Yuanzhe was the mysterious boyfriend of her CEO, this was the first time they actually saw each other in person, and also the first time they ate dog food at close range.
Seeing the two of them in person, Yueyue couldn't help but sigh that this is a true match made in heaven, and that their children in the future will be so cute.
Almost everyone who knows the relationship between Du Yuanzhe and Xia Ningmi will think of their next generation.
The two hugged for a while before Du Yuanzhe reluctantly let go of Xia Ningmi: "Let's go home."
Yueyue and her friends had another car, so Du Yuanzhe was only responsible for picking up Xia Ningmi and taking her home.
Du Yuanzhe opened the car door, and Xia Ningmi was about to get in when she saw a bouquet of roses on the passenger seat. The flowers looked very bright and immediately attracted Xia Ningmi's full attention.
Xia Ning was surprised for a moment and turned to look at him.
Du Yuanzhe took out the flowers and gave them to Xia Ningmi, saying, "Although sending flowers is a bit vulgar, I passed by the flower shop when I came here and wanted to buy a bouquet of flowers for you."
Xia Ningmi took the flower and said with a smile, "I like it very much. It's not vulgar at all."
Du Yuanzhe smiled: "As long as Qiqi likes it."
......
Zhou Family
As soon as Zhou Chenlang walked into the living room, he saw Zhou Heng sitting on the sofa and asked, "Dad, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Zhou Heng frowned: "Can't I come to you if I have nothing to do? Are you really going to break off relations with your own father for a woman?"
Zhou Heng had known that Zhou Chenlang had returned to China, and had wanted to wait for him to come home and admit his mistake. However, after waiting for such a long time, there was no news at all, so he had no choice but to take the initiative to call Zhou Chenlang.
Zhou Chenlang walked over and sat down: "Dad, why do you have to force me? I just want to be with Yingxue."
Zhou Heng said: "I didn't say that you can't be together, but you can't get married."
Zhou Chenlang understood his hidden meaning and sneered, "Dad, do you want my child to be born as a bastard?"
Zhou Heng said angrily: "You are so stubborn. Only if you marry the daughter of the Wang family can the company move forward. Only in this way can you give your children everything better. Why can't you understand it!"
"As long as it's your child, it doesn't matter whether it's illegitimate or not. You're also an illegitimate child, have I ever treated you badly?"
Zhou Chenlang clenched his hands tightly: "But what did Miss Wang do wrong? How should Yingxue deal with it?"
Zhou Heng looked at him coldly: "If you always have such a soft heart, sooner or later our family property will be ruined in your hands."
"Does Dad think that marriage can be used at will?"
"What else?"
Zhou Heng said: "Compared to those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths, we have nothing. If we don't use everything we can, how can you become a superior person? How do you think you have the luxurious life you have now?"
After hearing this, Zhou Chenlang was silent for a long time, and then he said softly: "Dad, after all these years, have you ever felt guilty towards my mom?"
"Your mother has been dead for more than ten years. Why are you still talking about her?"
Zhou Heng was a little impatient, and stood up and said, "No matter what you think, as long as I am alive, I will not allow you to marry that female star."
After saying that, he turned and went upstairs.
Zhou Chenlang leaned on the sofa, his fingers unconsciously turning his watch, the expression on his face becoming increasingly indifferent.
A moment later, the phone rang.
Zhou Chenlang answered the phone: "Hello."
You Yingxue asked softly, "Chen Lang, I've already prepared dinner, are you coming back for dinner?"
The indifference on Zhou Chenlang's face gradually disappeared, and he said, "I'll go back now."
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Chenlang turned his head to look at the closed door on the second floor, and resolutely left the Zhou family without any hesitation.
He couldn't feel any warmth of home here, so he might as well leave early.
......
At the end of June, the cafe opposite Qianying Entertainment
Wei Lingling sat quietly in her seat, looking towards the door from time to time, with a look of anticipation and nervousness flashing in her eyes.
The next moment, he stood up suddenly from his seat.
"Mr. Xia."
Xia Ning walked straight to her and sat down, saying, "Sit down."
Wei Lingling calmed down and said with a smile: "I can't believe that you would come to see me in person."
Xia Ningmi was not the type to chat with others, so she asked directly, "Do you want to come to Qianying Entertainment?"
Wei Lingling nodded heavily: "Yes."
Xia Ningmi said, "The Clouds ended with a 1.5% viewership rating. To have such a rating on CCTV, The Clouds is already a well-deserved hit. Your search volume has skyrocketed this month. The company has already evaluated your value."
Wei Lingling held her breath, waiting for Xia Ningmi to announce Qianying Entertainment's decision.
"The public relations department unanimously agrees that you are worth the company paying for your breach of contract. Tomorrow the company will send someone to Huanxing Entertainment to discuss your termination of the contract."
Wei Lingling was immediately overjoyed and said, "Thank you, President Xia."
Xia Ning looked at her and said, "Jiang Chelin has a bad personality, but he must be sincere to you. Aren't you afraid that terminating the contract with Huanxing Entertainment will completely break your relationship?"
When Wei Lingling heard this, the joy on her face faded slightly and she said, "Maybe we are really not suitable."
After such a long time since the breakup, Wei Lingling has gradually let it go. She now only wants to focus on her career. If she stays in Huanxing Entertainment, she will inevitably be influenced by Jiang Chelin. Qianying Entertainment is more suitable for her.
Xia Ning said: "In that case, you just wait at the company tomorrow."
Wei Lingling nodded.
Before leaving, Xia Ningmi said calmly: "If you have anything in the future, you can contact me directly."
Wei Lingling blinked, looked at her leaving back, and couldn't help laughing out loud.
She understood what Xia Ningmi meant, and asked her to contact Du Yuanzhe as little as possible.
She seriously suspected that jealousy might be a unique trait of a domineering CEO.
This is true for Jiang Chelin and Xia Ningmi as well.
After laughing for a while, Wei Lingling looked at the busy traffic outside and her expression returned to calm.
Although she had not yet successfully terminated the contract, Xia Ningmi's words gave her great confidence. She felt very relaxed now. It was the most relaxing day she had had in all these years.
Jiang Chelin, we really have to say goodbye!
Flower Lake Apartment
Du Yuanzhe learned that Wei Lingling had already met Xia Ningmi, and sighed: "Starting tomorrow, the story of the hero and heroine will have a brand new development."
Xia Ning looked at him and said, "You seem to be free."
Du Yuanzhe laughed and said, "I'm quite free. We don't know when Director Wu's film will start shooting, and Xu Cheng's film will not start promotion until August."
Xia Ningmi said: "You can be my assistant."
"assistant?"
Du Yuanzhe said: "But I don't understand anything."
"You don't need to understand, just do something."
Du Yuanzhe was a little tempted, and he also wanted to get closer to Xia Ningmi, but he quickly forced himself to stop thinking about it, and said with a wry smile: "This is too blatant, our relationship cannot be exposed for the time being."
He had wanted to find a suitable opportunity to make an official announcement, but after discovering that the new host of the Luck Plundering System was a cautious person, he gave up the idea.
Unlike other butterfly effects, if Du Yuanzhe and Xia Ningmi, the male and female supporting characters who are in love with the male and female protagonists respectively, are together, in the eyes of the Luck Plundering System, this is a clear signal. As long as it is not stupid, it can guess that one of them has a problem.
Du Yuanzhe couldn't let Xia Ningmi be in danger.
A hint of disappointment flashed across Xia Ningmi's eyes.
"However, I have nothing to do recently so I can bring you food. As long as you don't stay on the top floor for a long time, it shouldn't be a problem."
There shouldn't be any blind senior executive who would go to Xia Ning to report on work during lunch time.
Du Yuanzhe was not worried about the secretariat knowing about his relationship with Xia Ningmi, he was just worried about outsiders seeing it.
Thinking of this, Du Yuanzhe hated the Luck Plundering System even more. If it weren't for it, he wouldn't have to be so sneaky.
Xia Ningmi nodded: "Okay, I'll give you a card and you can take the special elevator up when the time comes."
This will be more covert.
Du Yuanzhe laughed and said, "We are becoming more and more like an underground gang."
Xia Ning glanced at him and asked, "Who should be blamed for this?"
Du Yuanzhe was silent for a moment.
He just kept cursing the luck-plundering system in his heart, and the system suffered as well.
Xia Ningmi felt a headache from the buzzing sound in her head, so she interrupted him and said, "I have to work, don't disturb me."
"no problem."
Du Yuanzhe gave the living room to Xia Ningmi, and he went to the home theater to watch a movie that Wu Jiazhong had previously filmed.
......
Entertainment
The news of the appearance of Qianying Entertainment’s legal team quickly spread throughout the company. Everyone was guessing about Qianying Entertainment’s purpose, and even suspected that the two companies were going to fight.
At this time, President Zhao of Huanxing Entertainment was extremely troubled. He was one of the few people in the company who knew the relationship between Jiang Chelin and Wei Lingling, and Jiang Chelin had personally instructed him to take care of Wei Lingling.
And because Jiang Chelin didn't tell him about their breakup, he thought they were still together.
The big boss's girlfriend wants to change jobs, and this is not something he, as the president of a subsidiary, can handle.
While President Zhao was trying to stabilize the legal team of Qianying Entertainment, he sent a message to Jiang Chelin's assistant, asking what should be done about this matter.
President Zhao looked at Wei Lingling, forced a smile on his face, and said, "If Miss Wei feels that the company has treated her unfairly, please speak up as soon as possible. We are all family, why do we have to go to this point?"
Wei Lingling's fame is skyrocketing now, and it seems that she will bring a lot of benefits to the company, but if she was not Jiang Chelin's girlfriend, President Zhao would not want to compete with Qianying Entertainment at all.
Both sides have done this kind of undermining. This time you stole my people, so next time I will steal yours. There is no need to fight to the death.
Wei Lingling said: "The company is good, but I have made up my mind. I hope Mr. Zhao will forgive me."
President Zhao wanted to say something else when the office door suddenly opened and Jiang Chelin walked in.
President Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and immediately stood up to give his seat to the big boss.
Jiang Chelin said coldly: "I have something to talk to Miss Wei alone."
After hearing this, President Zhao walked out with his assistant without saying a word.
The person in charge of Qianying Entertainment glanced at Wei Lingling and did not agree immediately.
Wei Lingling said, "Please everyone wait outside for a while."
Seeing Wei Lingling agreed, the people from Qianying Entertainment withdrew.
In a blink of an eye, there were only two people left in the office.
The two sat opposite each other, and neither of them spoke.
After a long while, Jiang Chelin said, "Lingling, are we really going to go this far?"
He knew very well that Wei Lingling's move was not simply to terminate the contract with Huanxing Entertainment, but she wanted to completely cut off their past.
Wei Lingling nodded: "We have already ended it a long time ago, why bother to keep lingering on."
Jiang Chelin looked at her: "I don't think so."
Wei Lingling frowned: "Jiang Chelin, do you really want to embarrass us?"
If Jiang Chelin insists on not letting go, Wei Lingling can only sue Huanxing Entertainment, but this will be very troublesome and will not be good for either her or Huanxing Entertainment.
Jiang Chelin shook his head: "I know that doing that will only make you further away from me. Before, I always thought that we would break up because of Wang Linxuan's interference, but now I know that it has nothing to do with her, and even with my grandfather. You broke up with me just because I disappointed you."
Wei Lingling pursed her lips and remained silent.
"Lingling, starting today, I will no longer restrict you, nor will I force you to do anything. I don't want to be someone who makes you feel suffocated."
Jiang Chelin pressed the button of the internal phone and said, "Let the people from Qianying Entertainment come in."
Soon, the person in charge of Qianying Entertainment came in with a team of lawyers and said, "If President Jiang is willing to agree to our proposal, don't worry, we will not pay less for breach of contract."
Jiang Chelin said: "Huanxing Entertainment will terminate the contract with Miss Wei. Miss Wei and the company have a long history and have been working together happily over the years. Although we will no longer work together in the future, we are still friends and there is no need for a penalty."
The person in charge of Qianying Entertainment was stunned when he heard this. He was ready to get ripped off after having to argue with Huanxing Entertainment, but he didn't expect Jiang Chelin to waive the penalty with a wave of his hand.
Although he didn't know why, he certainly wouldn't refuse such a good thing that came to his doorstep. He smiled and said, "Jiang Chelin is so magnanimous. We are ashamed of ourselves."
Once Jiang Chelin agreed, things became very simple. The process was completed in no time and Wei Lingling successfully terminated her contract with Huanxing Entertainment.
It is worth mentioning that Huanxing Entertainment was really generous. Not only did it waive the penalty for breach of contract, it also gave Wei Lingling her agent and assistant. This meant that Wei Lingling not only withdrew from Huanxing Entertainment unscathed, but also took her own team away.
Despite such a huge loss, President Zhao was not angry at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "On behalf of the company, I wish Miss Wei a shining star."
Wei Lingling curled her lips: "Thank you, President Zhao."
Afterwards, she didn't look at Jiang Chelin again and left the company with the people from Qianying Entertainment.
No matter what Jiang Chelin wanted to do, they were already finished.
She will not make the same mistake twice.
Jiang Chelin watched her leave with a calm expression, without any resentment or anger.
In his heart, it was far from over between them.
......
The entertainment industry is quick to eat gossip. Wei Lingling had just terminated her contract with Huanxing Entertainment, and the marketing account released the news online. Before fans could scold the marketing account for spreading rumors, Wei Lingling and Huanxing Entertainment posted on Weibo separately, stating that both parties had broken up peacefully.
Soon after, Wei Lingling Studio was established.
Then the news that Wei Lingling was going to sign a contract with Qianying Entertainment began to spread, but neither Qianying Entertainment nor Wei Lingling responded.
Wei Lingling will sign a contract with Qianying Entertainment in the name of the studio. This matter cannot be resolved so quickly. At least we have to wait for Wei Lingling to complete the studio's procedures.
So after discussion, both parties unanimously decided not to respond for the time being, but netizens are discussing this matter with great interest.
As the most popular actress recently, everyone thinks that Wei Lingling is going to be famous. Huanxing Entertainment should take this opportunity to help her get a few endorsements, and then get her a TV series with a good cast to stabilize her position.
To everyone's surprise, Wei Lingling terminated her contract with her old club at this time, and there were rumors that she would sign a contract with Qianying Entertainment.
Although it has not been confirmed yet, many people believe it because Wei Lingling's contract with Huanxing Entertainment has not expired yet. She was able to terminate the contract with Huanxing Entertainment before the contract expired. It is unreasonable to say that Qianying Entertainment was not involved.
So netizens were excited, and they were all guessing what the reason was that made Wei Lingling abandon her old club when her career was at its peak.
Is the company exploiting its employees? Or is there some deal behind the scenes that Wei Lingling cannot accept?
Netizens never tire of making the worst malicious assumptions about the entertainment industry, especially when there are black fans of Huanxing Entertainment or fans of rivals of Huanxing Entertainment artists fanning the flames. All kinds of absurd speculations began to take turns to become hot searches.
Wei Lingling has ushered in the most eye-catching moment since her debut. As long as she posts a seemingly plausible Weibo, countless people will feel sorry for her, and then she will be able to successfully abuse her fans. If she can take on a few more endorsements based on this wave of popularity, it will be even more perfect.
But it is obvious that Wei Lingling is not a person who will do anything to achieve her goals.
Huanxing Entertainment did not ask her for a penny in breach of contract fee. She would not do such a thing as to stab her former employer in the back. Besides, she left Huanxing Entertainment for personal reasons which had nothing to do with the company.
At 8 o'clock that evening, Wei Lingling posted a clarification on Weibo, once again emphasizing that she and Huanxing Entertainment broke up peacefully and there was nothing dirty between the two. In order to increase credibility, Wei Lingling stated that she just wanted to be closer to the goddess, so she chose to terminate the contract with her old company.
Considering the fact that Wei Lingling is going to sign a contract with Qianying Entertainment, her goddess is self-evident.
As a result, public opinion on the Internet began to change. At the same time, the term "how charming President Xia is" began to slowly climb up the hot search list. In addition, with the guidance of the public relations department of Huanxing Entertainment, netizens' attention was finally diverted from a bunch of conspiracy speculations and began to discuss Wei Lingling and Xia Ningmi.
Du Yuanzhe had nothing to do, so he ate the whole melon. When Xia Ningmi came back, he hugged her and said happily, "My Qiqi is really stamina-rich. Many people in the entertainment industry regard you as a goddess."
Wei Lingling originally just wanted to clarify things for Huanxing Entertainment, but she sparked a wave of goddess fever because Yang Shiyao also posted a Weibo after she did, publicly confessing that Xia Ningmi was her goddess.
With Yang Shiyao as the first, many artists from Qianying Entertainment have stated that Xia Ningmi is their goddess. In the end, it seemed that if the artists from Qianying Entertainment did not post such a Weibo, they would be committing a political mistake.
After Xia Ningmi heard what he said, she asked, "Does Yang Shiyao know Wei Lingling?"
Yang Shiyao has made an indelible contribution to the development to this point.
She successfully diverted the topic away from Wei Lingling, and it was hard to say that she didn't have the idea of helping Wei Lingling out of the predicament.
Du Yuanzhe shook his head: "I don't know."
Xia Ningmi didn't ask any more questions. To her, it didn't matter whether she knew the answer or not.
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