As the movie started playing, the people who were whispering in the audience stopped talking and stared at the screen, all of them curious about what kind of sparks would be created by the collaboration between the genius director and the new traffic.
Xia Ningmi seldom watches movies. She does things with a purpose. Most of the artists under her are TV actors. When she first took charge of Qianying Entertainment, she only studied the TV drama market. The movie market was too complicated. In addition, Mr. Xia already had a share of the cinema chain, so Xia Ningmi had no plans to intervene in the movie market.
Although she had never studied movies, she still had a sense of aesthetics. As the plot progressed, she could feel that this was a good movie.
Xia Ningmi's gaze fell on Du Yuanzhe. From where she was sitting, she could only see Du Yuanzhe's profile illuminated by the light of the screen. His expression softened slightly.
After more than two hours, the movie ended and the audience burst into warm applause.
The host then came on stage and began to invite the creative team to the stage according to the procedure, asking them to talk about interesting things that happened during the filming of the movie and introduce the movie.
Zhao Zhimeng said: "My younger brother acted so well that I forgot he was still Yuanzhe when I watched the movie just now."
Chen Rongshan said proudly: "Yuanzhe has always been excellent, he just doesn't like to stand out, but as long as he wants to do something, there is nothing he can't do."
As she said this, Chen Rongsan glanced at Xia Ningmi from time to time, but Xia Ningmi was looking at Du Yuanzhe on the stage and did not notice her.
Du Yuanwen said with a smile: "You haven't seen Yuanzhe during filming. I know he's pretty good from his seriousness."
Chen Rongshan immediately perked up: "Yuanzhe has filmed so many dramas, and I haven't visited him on set yet. I will definitely go and see him next time he joins the crew."
Zhao Zhimeng: "I'm curious too. I'll go with my mom then."
As soon as she finished speaking, she looked at Xia Ningmi and asked, "Do you want to join us, President Xia?"
Xia Ningmi retracted her gaze from Du Yuanzhe and said, "No need."
Their relationship has not been made public yet, so she cannot visit the set yet. Otherwise, the public opinion that was previously characterized as rumor by fans will arise again, causing unnecessary trouble for Du Yuanzhe.
Chen Rongshan frowned: "You don't care about Yuanzhe's life on the set?"
Xia Ningmi said calmly: "I can ask him. I don't have to go to the crew to find out."
Chen Rongsan was very dissatisfied and was about to say something when she was interrupted by Zhao Zhimeng.
Zhao Zhimeng said: "I was negligent. President Xia and Yuanzhe haven't made their plans public yet, so I can't visit them publicly."
Chen Rongshan immediately swallowed the words in her throat.
Xia Ning glanced at Zhao Zhimeng. She had heard Du Yuanzhe say before that Zhao Zhimeng had a high emotional intelligence. When she saw him today, she found that it was indeed the case. This man not only had a high emotional intelligence, but was also very smart. Du Yuanwen always praised his wife as his right-hand man, and it was not an exaggeration.
Zhao Zhimeng continued, "The resort that we previously cooperated with Jiang's has already started operating. If President Xia is free, you can go there with Yuanzhe."
Xia Ning nodded: "Wait until he is free."
Xia Ningmi has recently resumed her regular routine, but Du Yuanzhe is very busy and can only sleep for a few hours all day. Any free time he has is used to catch up on sleep, so there is no time for play for the time being.
Du Yuanwen said: "Please give me more suggestions when the time comes, Mr. Xia."
Zhao Zhimeng rolled his eyes at him and said, "President Xia and Yuanzhe are going there for fun, not for inspection. Don't think everyone is Jiang Chelin."
When the resort first opened, Jiang Chelin went there with a few friends. After returning, he called Du Yuanwen and gave him some suggestions.
Du Yuanwen smiled: "Jiang Chelin didn't go there specifically to inspect. Smart people like them can tell whether a place is good or not just by taking a look. I just thought that we are all family, so I should be more casual when talking."
Chen Rongshan was not happy to hear this. She wanted to refute but didn't say it out loud.
Forget it, let's talk about this when we get home. No matter how much she dislikes Xia Ningmi, she can't beat her in front of her.
Zhao Zhimeng said, "A family member can't give you advice for nothing."
Du Yuanwen understood immediately and took out two cards and said, "This is the resort's VIP card. I wanted Yuanzhe to bring it to President Xia, but he was too busy and I never had the chance to meet him."
Xia Ningmi did not refuse and took it over and said, "Thank you, Mr. Xiao Du."
Zhao Zhimeng smiled and said, "Yuanzhe already has a share of the resort, so Mr. Xia, don't be too polite."
Seeing them chatting, Du Yongliang couldn't stand being invisible, so he asked, "Does President Xia know how to fish?"
As soon as he spoke, everyone else fell silent.
Chen Rongsan looked at him with disdain. If she had thought about it more, she would not have asked such a question. Nowadays, there are no young people who like fishing.
But to everyone's surprise, Xia Ningmi nodded.
"I've gone fishing with my grandfather before. Fishing helps to improve one's health and character. I would go if I wasn't busy before."
Before being with Du Yuanzhe, fishing was a rare leisure activity for Xia Ning.
Du Yongliang was very happy to hear this and said, "I have always said this, but unfortunately the two brats at home are not the kind of people who can keep their temper."
Du Yuanwen touched his nose, feeling helpless. He was extremely busy every day, and whenever he had a little free time he had to spend time with his wife and children. How could he have the time to go fishing?
Xia Ningmi said: "Being too calm may not be a good thing."
Du Yongliang was stunned. He was planning to exchange fishing experiences with Xia Ningmi, but he didn't know how to respond to this.
Zhao Zhimeng sighed inwardly and said with a smile, "I think so too. Yuanzhe is our happy fruit. If he becomes boring, we will lose a lot of fun."
Chen Rongshan agreed with this and said, "That's right. Fortunately, the two children are not like you. I don't want to have three taciturn old men at home."
Du Yongliang wanted to refute, but when he thought about how Xia Ningmi was still there, it would be somewhat embarrassing to argue with Chen Rongshan, so he frowned and stopped talking.
Chen Rongshan always knew how to treat Du Yongliang.
When Xia Ningmi saw the expressions of the two people, Du Yuanzhe's evaluation of the old couple Du Yongliang echoed in her mind - every thing can conquer every thing.
This assessment is quite accurate.
Du Yuanzhe on the stage would look down at the audience from time to time, and seeing that the atmosphere was quite harmonious, he felt relieved.
......
After the premiere, Du Yuanzhe said goodbye to everyone and left the cinema with the Du family. After walking to the parking lot, he saw Xia Ningmi had not left yet, so he knew she was waiting for him.
Du Yuanzhe said: "Mom, Dad, Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law, thank you for coming to support my movie today."
Du Yuanwen said unhappily, "Why thank you? We are all family."
Chen Rongshan said, "Yuanzhe performed very well. When you get home, ask Sister Wang and the others to cook more of your favorite dishes to reward you."
Du Yuanzhe's face tensed up, and he pretended to be regretful and said, "Mom, I'm really fed up with what you said. It's a pity that I already made an appointment with Qiqi to go out for dinner."
The smile on Chen Rongshan's face suddenly disappeared, and her expression became a little ugly.
Her worries turned out to be correct; Du Yuanzhe would become increasingly distant from them.
Zhao Zhimeng sensed the strange atmosphere and said with a smile, "Oh, there's nothing difficult about this. We can just eat together."
There is no need to separate when eating.
Du Yuanzhe also felt that it was not a good idea to abandon them at this time, after all, they came to support him.
"That's what my sister-in-law said. I'll go discuss with Qiqi where to eat, and we can go together."
Chen Rongshan's expression softened a little after hearing this.
Du Yuanzhe decided on the spot to go out for dinner together without discussing it with Xia Ningmi first, which made Chen Rongsan feel somewhat relieved.
Originally, everyone is together now, and it is convenient for them to go out to eat together. If Du Yuanzhe can't even make a decision on such a matter, Chen Rongsan really can't accept such a ** person as her daughter-in-law.
Chen Rongshan apparently did not realize that the dominant position she had always desired had been lost at this moment.
After making an appointment to have dinner together, Du Yuanzhe got into Xia Ningmi's car and told her about the dinner.
Of course Xia Ningmi didn't object. She didn't mind having dinner with the Du family. They didn't spend much time together anyway. She asked, "Where do you want to eat?"
Du Yuanzhe shook his head and asked Cheng Yu, who was driving, "Assistant Cheng, do you have any good places to recommend?"
Cheng Yu said: "Recently, a Western restaurant was rated as Michelin three stars, and many customers who went there gave it very good reviews."
"Then go there."
Du Yuanzhe asked Cheng Yu to send the address to him, and he sent it to Du Yuanwen and the others.
After sending the message and putting away his phone, Du Yuanzhe held Xia Ningmi's hand and asked, "Is the movie good?"
Xia Ning said: "You acted very well."
"Qiqi, you are not answering the question."
"If you act well, the movie will be good."
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "I just like hearing Qiqi praise me."
While they were on their way to the western restaurant, the premiere of "Upon the Water" had already become a hot topic.
The hottest topic was of course the appearance of two entertainment giants, Xia Ningmi and Jiang Chelin, at the premiere.
As everyone knows, Jiang Chelin has never participated in any entertainment industry activities. The same is true for Xia Ningmi, who only participated in the Spring Flower Awards ceremony this year.
But today both of them came to the premiere of "Surface".
Could it be that Xu Cheng has a lot of face?
Obviously, even Xu Cheng's fans don't believe this speculation.
Or are the two big guys going to join forces to enter the film industry?
The two companies are just one step away from a real fight, so how could they possibly cooperate?
After guessing for a long time but still failing to come up with the answer, the netizens simply gave up and started happily reading gossip and supporting each other.
So, Du Yuanzhe, who was still chatting with Xia Ningmi, received a call from Xiaopang.
Xiaopang said excitedly, "Brother Zhe, our Ningyuan Super Topic is very lively today. Everyone guessed that President Xia went to the premiere because of you. Hahaha, everyone is so smart."
Du Yuanzhe's mouth twitched: "They are not smart, they just have a brain."
He remembered that there was a popular saying in the couple circle - being in the same frame means showing affection, and looking into each other's eyes means going to bed.
Regardless of whether they are really related or not, in the eyes of CP fans, as long as the CP they support appears in the same frame, if it is not an official event, it must be that one of them deliberately created the opportunity for them to meet.
Xiaopang said, "The number of fans on the super topic has started to increase again, Brother Zhe. Although the public doesn't believe that you two are together now, your fans are increasing. The number of fans on the super topic is increasing every day. Many of the clips about you on a certain video website have exceeded a million views. You and President Xia are what everyone wants."
Du Yuanzhe held Xia Ningmi's hand tightly and said with a smile, "Why, do you want to urge us to get married?"
Xiaopang's eyes lit up: "Is it okay?"
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "Of course you can. It's up to me whether I listen or not."
He hadn't told anyone about his proposal to Xia Ningmi, but the engagement ring was clearly visible on Xia Ningmi's hand, so it was hard to say who would have guessed it.
Du Yuanzhe couldn't have a secret marriage because of the existence of the Luck Plundering System, so they couldn't make an official announcement for the time being. But he wanted to give Xia Ningmi a grand wedding, and by then they would have already made it public, and there would be no need to consider the issue of secrecy.
The light in Xiaopang's eyes dimmed instantly.
After teasing Xiaopang, Du Yuanzhe hung up the phone, opened Weibo to check the trending searches, and then laughed when he saw the number one trending search.
"It's really dramatic. When they were together, they were not on the trending search list. Now that they broke up, they are on the trending search list and even ranked first."
Xia Ning leaned against him and looked at her phone, and immediately saw the eye-catching Weibo post.
#蔣澈林衛玲玲#
Du Yuanzhe clicked on the trending search and saw the photos taken by the paparazzi. In fact, there was nothing much. It was just a photo of two people standing next to a car and talking. There was no contact.
Then why is it on the hot search?
Just because of a photo.
A photo of Jiang Chelin watching Wei Lingling's car drive away.
I don’t know if it’s because the paparazzi chose a good angle, or because the atmosphere was well created, but Jiang Chelin in this photo somehow looks like a man looking back at his wife.
Of course, the most crucial thing is that this person is Jiang Chelin.
Everyone knows that Jiang Chelin is a proud person to the core. Others always look at the rear of his car, so when will it be his turn to look at the rear of others' cars?
What's more, these two people are a combination of a domineering president and a female star, so all kinds of speculations have come out.
Du Yuanzhe laughed and said, "It's retribution."
The first time the two of them were on the hot search was when Jiang Chelin was suspected of being abandoned.
Du Yuanzhe thinks that the marketing account’s imagination is still not rich enough and the word “suspected” should be removed.
Seeing him smiling gloatingly, Xia Ningmi ordered, "Cheng Yu, have the company issue a statement that Wei Lingling has nothing to do with Jiang Chelin."
Du Yuanzhe laughed even more happily after hearing this, and hugged Xia Ningmi and kissed her: "Qiqi, you are so mean."
Qianying Entertainment's public relations response, which can be described as lightning-fast, will almost confirm the speculation that Jiang Chelin failed to get what he wanted or was miserably abandoned.
Xia Ning glanced at him and said, "I just expressed your thoughts."
Du Yuanzhe really wanted to add fuel to the fire just now, but he doesn't always have the opportunity to make fun of Jiang Chelin.
"The only one who understands me is Qiqi."
It was a pity that they had just arrived at the western restaurant, and Du Yuanzhe had no time to read the follow-up on Weibo.
Du Yuanzhe had just become a hot topic, so it was not appropriate for him to be too high-profile now. He first asked Cheng Yu to go in and book a large private room, and then the group of people entered the room one after another.
Chen Rongshan watched Du Yuanzhe take off his mask and sunglasses and said, "It's really troublesome to go out for dinner with you."
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "Mom and Dad, just order whatever you want to eat. It's my treat today."
Du Yuanwen said, "You should have been the one to treat us."
Chen Rongshan said, "Let them serve today's main dish first."
Western restaurants basically have dish recommendations every day, among which there will be the chef’s signature dishes. The signature dishes are all the chef’s specialties. This Western restaurant has just been rated three Michelin stars, so the chef’s cooking skills must be good.
Today's main dish is lamb chops. According to Chen Rongshan's request, the restaurant served each of them a portion of lamb chops.
Du Yuanzhe took a bite and there were only two words in his mind - delicious. He couldn't comment on anything else.
He turned his head to look at Xia Ningmi, who nodded at him.
It seems to be really delicious as it satisfies Xia Ningmi.
Du Yuanzhe asked, "Mom, how is it?"
Chen Rongshan tasted the delicious taste of the lamb chops and the sauce and said, "Not bad."
Du Yuanzhe said: "Then let them serve the dishes according to their recommendations."
One lamb chop alone is definitely not enough, and it's his treat today, so it can't be so shabby.
Du Yuanwen was the only one who didn't touch the knife and fork. He still had to take care of Youyou. The child had limited energy, and Du Yuanwen was about to fall asleep. This was the critical moment, and Du Yuanwen was afraid that any further movement would wake Youyou up.
However, Du Yuanwen was not hungry, so Zhao Zhimeng cut the lamb chops for him first before dealing with his own portion.
Du Yuanwen whispered, "Thank you, wife."
Zhao Zhimeng smiled at him.
Du Yuanzhe inadvertently saw this and felt very jealous, then he glanced at Xia Ningmi beside him and immediately stopped being jealous.
[Humph, I have a wife too, even though she's from the future, but it's the same.]
Xia Ningmi paused her movements and continued to cut the lamb chops as if nothing had happened, with a hint of smile in her eyes.
Chen Rongshan always felt that the atmosphere at the dinner table was a little strange. She coughed and said, "Yuanzhe, when are you going home to stay for a few days?"
Du Yuanzhe said, "I was planning to go back in two days. I miss my mother after not being home for such a long time."
Chen Rongshan said with satisfaction: "You can spend more time talking to Mom when you go home."
Du Yuanzhe glanced at Youyou in Du Yuanwen's arms and asked, "Can Youyou speak now?"
Zhao Zhimeng smiled and said, "He is less than eight months old. He just learned to roll over a month ago. It is too early for him to speak."
"Is he usually well behaved?"
"He's very well behaved. The nanny said he's easy to take care of, but he's a little lazy. He's learned to roll over a month ago, but he's only done it a few times. We always have to tease him before he's willing to roll over."
Du Yuanzhe said: "It's good to be lazy when he's young. It saves us the trouble. It won't be too late to urge him when he grows up."
Zhao Zhimeng was somewhat helpless: "You two are really brothers. You speak in exactly the same way."
Du Yuanzhe and Du Yuanwen looked at each other and smiled.
Zhao Zhimeng looked at Xia Ningmi and asked, "Do you and President Xia want a son or a daughter?"
Du Yuanzhe was a little caught off guard. Why did the topic suddenly turn to him?
He had already decided not to have children, but there was no way he could say this in front of old couple Chen Rongshan. Just as he was about to evade the question, Xia Ningmi spoke first.
"daughter."
Zhao Zhimeng said happily: "A daughter is good. I thought it was a daughter and was very happy, but it turned out to be a boy."
Du Yuanwen also said, "The baby room at home is just right for you, so it won't be wasted."
Du Yuanzhe looked at Xia Ningmi and frowned slightly, but since the situation was inappropriate, he didn't say anything.
Du Yuanwen noticed his expression and asked, "Why, you don't like your daughter?"
For a moment, everyone's eyes were on him, including the Chen Rongshan couple.
Du Yuanzhe seriously suspected that if he dared to deny it, this group of people would dare to kill him for the sake of justice.
He forced a smile and said, "Of course I like it. I just think that no one can decide on such matters. It's meaningless to say this now."
Chen Rongshan wanted to tell him off for being a spoilsport, but after looking at Xia Ningmi, she swallowed her words back. She was very troubled. She really wanted a granddaughter, but her eldest son no longer wanted children, so she could only place her hopes on her youngest son.
But she doesn't like her younger son's girlfriend.
This was a dead end, and Chen Rongshan gradually felt overwhelmed. Her opposition seemed to be of no use, and no one in the family supported her.
Although no one except Du Yongliang persuaded her, the attitudes of Du Yuanwen and Zhao Zhimeng were clear, and it was obvious that they did not reject Xia Ningmi.
That's very sad.
They couldn't beat the duck with a stick, nor could they bully others by taking advantage of their power. In fact, because Du Yuanzhe relied too much on Xia Ningmi, they felt a little bit in the right.
Chen Rongsan sighed heavily and suddenly lost the mood to talk.
......
After the group finished their meal, they got into their cars and went their separate ways.
Du Yuanzhe said: "Sister-in-law was just asking casually just now. It's okay if Qiqi doesn't answer."
Xia Ningmi didn't need to listen to his inner thoughts to guess what he was thinking, and said calmly: "I didn't lie."
Du Yuanzhe's eyes darkened slightly, and he pretended to be wronged and said, "Isn't it enough for me to accompany you? Why do you have to add one more person?"
Xia Ningmi leaned in his arms, and Du Yuanzhe hugged her tightly out of habit.
"There is a throne to inherit in the family."
Du Yuanzhe subconsciously wanted to laugh. His Qiqi was also good at making jokes, but he held back his laughter. "If Qiqi likes children, we can actually adopt one."
He has always believed that the relationship between parents and children comes from getting along with each other and has nothing to do with blood.
Xia Ning said helplessly: "You think I'm too fragile, it's just pregnancy."
"But this is not something we have to go through. If we really want a child, we can adopt one."
Xia Ningmi shook her head: "It's different."
Du Yuanzhe asked: "Why is it different?"
Xia Ningmi said, "Yuanzhe, not everyone is like you. I am very stingy. Apart from you, I cannot give my feelings to people who are not related to me by blood. If there is no process of conceiving a child, the child will be a stranger to me who is dispensable."
Xia Ningmi knows herself very well. She is a very cold-hearted person. Zhou Chenlang and she are half-siblings, but he has no status at all in Xia Ningmi's heart.
The two met for the first time in more than ten years. Zhou Chenlang treated Xia Ningmi as his own sister and naturally had a good impression of her, but Xia Ningmi didn't care about him at all.
Including right right.
Youyou is Du Yuanzhe's nephew. Xia Ningmi knows that Du Yuanzhe likes Youyou very much. Even if she can't love Du Yuanzhe as much as he loves her, she should be influenced by Du Yuanzhe to some extent. But Xia Ningmi doesn't feel any love for Youyou at all.
Du Yuanzhe was silent.
If you can't give your child enough love, then adoption is irresponsible, and Du Yuanzhe would never do that.
Xia Ningmi continued: "My mother is irresponsible. She didn't teach me how to be a good mother. But with you, Yuanzhe, I think I can do it well. I need you to witness it."
The scars that Xia Yiyao brought to Xia Ningmi are difficult to erase, and it is hard to say that Xia Yiyao's influence was not involved in her desire to have a child.
Du Yuanzhe smiled bitterly: "Maybe I am too selfish. I thought that not letting you suffer was for your own good, but I am not qualified to make decisions for you..."
"No, you do."
Xia Ningmi's eyes were burning: "You can help me make any decision."
Du Yuanzhe hugged her tightly, buried his face in her neck, and said in a muffled voice: "You always know how to say things that will make me happy."
Xia Ningmi looked at the furry head in front of her and smiled gently.
In fact, after saying so much, the biggest reason she wanted a child was just that she wanted a child who looked like Du Yuanzhe.
Her possessiveness made her very dissatisfied with not participating in Du Yuanzhe's growth process, so she could only make up for it in other ways.
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