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?"
“你媽都去世十幾年了，還提她做什麽？”
周衡有些不耐煩，站起身道：“不管你怎麽想，只要我活着一天，就不允許你娶那個女明星。”
說完，他就轉身上樓。
周沉朗靠在沙發上，手指無意識轉動着手表，臉上的表情愈發冷漠。
片刻後，電話鈴聲響起。
周沉朗接通電話：“喂。”
尤映雪柔聲問道：“沉朗，我已經做好飯了，你還回來吃飯嗎？”
周沉朗臉上的冷漠漸漸散去，道：“我這就回去。”
挂了電話，周沉朗扭頭看了看二樓緊閉的房門，毅然離開了周家，腳步沒有絲毫的猶豫。
在這裏他感受不到一絲家的溫暖，還不如早早離去。
......
六月底，千影娛樂對面的咖啡廳
衛菱菱靜靜地坐在座位上，眼睛時不時看向門口，眸中閃過期待又緊張的神色。
下一刻，猛地從座位上站起來。
“夏總。”
夏凝覓徑直走到她面前坐下，道：“坐吧。”
衛菱菱平複心情，笑道：“我真不敢相信，您真的會親自來見我。”
夏凝覓不是會和人閑聊的性格，直接問道：“你想來千影娛樂？”
衛菱菱重重點頭：“是的。”
夏凝覓道：“《雲苗》以百分之一點五的收視率收官，能在衛視有這樣的收視率，《雲苗》已經是當之無愧的爆劇，你本人的搜索量在這個月飛速上漲，公司已經評估過你的價值。”
衛菱菱屏住呼吸，等着夏凝覓宣布千影娛樂的決定。
“公關部一致認為你有公司為你付違約金的價值，明天公司就會派人去歡行娛樂，商量你解約的事宜。”
衛菱菱頓時大喜，道：“多謝夏總。”
夏凝覓看她，道：“蔣澈霖性格惡劣，但他對你應該是真的，你不怕和歡行娛樂解約會讓你們的關系徹底破裂？”
衛菱菱聽到這話，臉上的喜色微微收斂，道：“或許我們真的不合适。”
分手了這麽長時間，衛菱菱已經漸漸看開，她現在一心只想拼事業，留在歡行娛樂難免被蔣澈霖影響，還是千影娛樂更适合她。
夏凝覓道：“既然這樣，明天你在公司等着就行。”
衛菱菱點頭。
在離開前，夏凝覓淡淡道：“今後有什麽事可以直接聯系我。”
衛菱菱眨眨眼睛，看着她離開的背影，忍不住笑出聲。
她聽懂了夏凝覓的意思，讓她盡量少聯系杜元哲。
她嚴重懷疑醋壇子可能是霸總的特有屬性。
蔣澈霖是這樣，夏凝覓也是這樣。
笑了一會兒，衛菱菱看向外面的車水馬龍，面色恢複平靜。
雖然還沒有成功解約，但夏凝覓的話給了她莫大的信心，她現在心裏很輕松，是這麽多年來最放松的一天。
蔣澈霖，我們真的要說再見了！
花湖公寓
杜元哲得知衛菱菱已經見過夏凝覓，感嘆道：“從明天開始，男女主的故事将會有全新的發展。”
夏凝覓看他一臉看戲的樣子，道：“看來你很閑。”
杜元哲笑道：“我是挺閑的，吳導的電影還不知道什麽時候開機，徐程的電影得到八月才會開始宣傳。”
夏凝覓道：“你可以給我去當助理。”
“助理？”
杜元哲道：“可我什麽都不懂啊。”
“你不需要懂，随便做點事就行。”
杜元哲有些心動，他也想離夏凝覓近些，但很快他就強迫自己打斷這個念頭，苦笑道：“這樣太明目張膽了，我們的關系暫時還不能暴露。”
他之前本想找個合适的機會官宣，但在發現氣運掠奪系統的新宿主是個謹慎的人後，他就放棄了這一想法。
和其他的蝴蝶效應不一樣，杜元哲和夏凝覓這兩人分別鐘情男女主的男配和女配如果在一起，在氣運掠奪系統眼中，這就是明晃晃的信號，它只要不傻，就能猜到他們兩個其中一人有問題。
杜元哲不可能讓夏凝覓置身于危險之中。
夏凝覓眼中閃過一絲失望。
“不過，我最近沒事可以給你送飯，只要不長時間在頂樓待着，問題應該不大。”
應該不會有不長眼的高層會在飯點去給夏凝覓彙報工作。
杜元哲并不擔心被秘書處知道他和夏凝覓的關系，他只是擔心有外人看到。
想到這兒，杜元哲更加恨氣運掠奪系統，如果不是它，自己也不用這麽偷偷摸摸的。
夏凝覓點頭：“好，我會給你一張卡，你到時候坐專屬電梯上來。”
這樣一來會更加隐蔽。
杜元哲笑道：“我們越來越像地下黨接頭了。”
夏凝覓瞥他一眼：“這應該怪誰？”
杜元哲瞬間不說話。
只是在心裏不停地罵氣運掠奪系統，就連系統也跟着遭了殃。
夏凝覓聽着腦海中的滋滋聲有些頭疼，打斷道：“我要工作了，你別打擾我。”
“沒問題。”
杜元哲把客廳讓給夏凝覓，他去家庭影院看吳嘉中之前拍攝的電影。
......
歡行娛樂
千影娛樂的律師團出現的消息很快就傳遍了整個公司，所有人都在猜測千影娛樂的目的，甚至懷疑兩個公司是不是要打起來了。
此時，歡行娛樂的總裁趙總異常頭疼，他是公司裏少數的幾個知道蔣澈霖和衛菱菱關系的人，蔣澈霖曾經親口吩咐他照顧衛菱菱。
而且因為蔣澈霖并沒有告訴他兩人分手的事，他以為兩人還在一起。
大老板的女朋友要跳槽，這可不是他這個子公司總裁可以處理的。
趙總一邊穩住千影娛樂的律師團，一邊給蔣澈霖的助理發消息，詢問這件事應該怎麽辦。
趙總看着衛菱菱，臉上勉強擠出一個笑容，道：“如果衛小姐覺得公司有虧待的地方，盡快提出來，大家都是自己人，何必走到這一步呢？”
衛菱菱如今的名氣暴漲，眼看着會給公司帶來不少利益，但如果她不是蔣澈霖的女朋友，趙總根本不想和千影娛樂杠上。
這種挖牆腳的事，雙方都幹過，這次你把我的人搶走，那下次我再搶你的人就是，完全沒必要弄得你死我活。
衛菱菱道：“公司很好，只是我心意已決，請趙總見諒。”
趙總還想再說什麽，這時候辦公室的門突然被打開，蔣澈霖邁步走進來。
趙總松了口氣，立刻站起身給大老板讓座。
蔣澈霖冷聲道：“我有事單獨和衛小姐說。”
趙總聽言，二話不說帶着助理走出去。
千影娛樂的負責人則看了衛菱菱一眼，并未立刻答應。
衛菱菱道：“勞煩大家先去外面等一會兒。”
見衛菱菱同意，千影娛樂的人才退了出來。
轉眼間，辦公室裏只剩下兩個人。
兩人相對而坐，沒有一個人說話。
良久，蔣澈霖道：“菱菱，我們當真要走到這一步？”
他很清楚衛菱菱此舉并不是單純想和歡行娛樂解約，她是想要徹底斬斷他們的過往。
衛菱菱點頭：“我們早就結束了，何必再糾纏不放。”
蔣澈霖看着她：“我不覺得。”
衛菱菱皺眉：“蔣澈霖，你難道真想讓我們之間鬧得難堪？”
如果蔣澈霖執意不放手，衛菱菱只能和歡行娛樂打官司，但這樣一來會很麻煩，對她和歡行娛樂都沒好處。
蔣澈霖搖頭：“我知道那樣做只會讓你離我越來越遠。之前我一直以為我們會走到分手這一步，都是因為汪憐萱在其中搗亂，但現在我知道和她沒有關系，甚至和我爺爺也沒關系，你會和我分手只是因為我讓你失望了。”
衛菱菱抿嘴，沉默不語。
“菱菱，從今天開始，我不會再束縛你，也不會再強行安排你的一切，我不想再成為讓你感覺窒息的存在。”
蔣澈霖說完就按下內部電話的按鈕，道：“讓千影娛樂的人進來。”
很快，千影娛樂的負責人帶着律師團走進來，道：“蔣總可願意同意我們的方案，您放心我們不會少付違約金。”
蔣澈霖道：“歡行娛樂會和衛小姐解約，衛小姐和公司早就結緣，這些年來一直合作愉快，雖然今後不再攜手前進，但大家還是朋友，違約金就不必了。”
千影娛樂的負責人聽到這話都愣了，他都做好和歡行娛樂扯皮被宰的準備，沒想到蔣澈霖大手一揮把違約金給免了。
雖然不知道為什麽，但他肯定不會拒絕這種送上門的好事，笑道：“蔣澈霖氣度非凡，我們自愧不如。”
蔣澈霖一松口，事情就變得很簡單，沒用多少時間流程就走完了，衛菱菱成功和歡行娛樂解約。
值得一提的是，歡行娛樂是真的很大方，不僅免了違約金，還把衛菱菱的經紀人和助理給了她，相當于衛菱菱不僅從歡行娛樂全身而退，還帶走了自己的團隊。
吃了這麽大的虧，趙總卻一點也不生氣，反而笑道：“我代表公司祝衛小姐星光閃耀。”
衛菱菱勾唇：“多謝趙總。”
随後她并沒有再看蔣澈霖，和千影娛樂的人離開了公司。
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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