Chapter 86 Acknowledgments [VIP]
Chapter Summary: Social distancing has been consistently maintained.
Mu Zhi looked in the direction Zhou Jingzhu was pointing and saw a man wearing sunglasses and a white shirt who had just put on a mask.
I can't see the eyes and face, so I can't recognize who it is.
She did recognize the man she was chatting happily with next to her.
He was the vice president of the He Group, whom I had met at the company's annual meeting. He was also the nominal older brother of the boss, He Zhiyue.
After exchanging greetings, the group quickly got into their respective cars.
They drove away.
When Zhou Jingzhu saw Mu Zhi looking at the white shirt, she seemed not to recognize him.
The answer was revealed directly: "That person just now, I think it looked like Mao Hongjun."
Liu Cai replied with certainty, "It's Mao Hongjun."
Mu Zhi: Mao Hongjun? A rising star under the company's management.
How do I work with the boss's older brother?
Judging from the way the two were talking with their arms around each other, they seem to be quite familiar with each other.
I guessed they went to the same restaurant, and I arrived at the parking lot two minutes earlier than them...
There are 3 days left before filming begins for the movie "Countdown".
Mu Zhi started packing her luggage at home. The film crew would be shooting along the travel route, heading straight to their destination.
Considering that any missing items will be sent later, receiving packages may not be convenient.
I have a lot of things to bring this time.
In order not to take up too much space in the crew's vehicles, and to avoid causing too much workload for the staff during the luggage handling process, Mu Zhi had to minimize her personal luggage, only bringing things that she could use and that she would bring, and not bringing anything useless.
Packing and organizing personal belongings can be quite a "project" when you're busy.
It took a whole day to finally get it done.
My flight will be heading to the filming location tomorrow morning.
Mu Zhi remembered that it was Minmin's birthday today, so she called Minmin and asked her to have dinner together. She also went out shopping beforehand to pick out a birthday gift.
At the same time, a gift was selected for Zhou Jingzhu and Liu Caiye, and their shipping addresses were filled out so that the sales assistant could send it to them by express delivery.
Minmin did not ask Muzhi to treat her to a big meal.
Because she had moved out of her relatives' house and was now sharing a house with others.
I recently moved for the second time and rented a small one-bedroom apartment. It's fully equipped and very cozy.
Although I spend most of the year on set with Mu Zhi filming, I don't stay there much but still have to pay rent, which is quite a waste of money.
But once I return to Beicheng, I can have my own independent living space, which is great.
So, to celebrate her housewarming, to celebrate her birthday, and to thank Muzhi for her nurturing and care, Minmin personally cooked most of the dishes, including several seafood dishes, indulging in a rare luxury.
"Sister Zhizhi, thank you."
Minmin raised a glass of red wine to Muzhi.
"No need to thank me, it's all thanks to your own hard work."
Minmin nodded with a happy smile, but she knew very well that as staff members of the Muzhi team, their benefits and treatment were even better than those of other artists with higher status.
The year-end bonuses and red envelopes are quite generous.
Mu Zhi appears aloof and cold, an ice queen, and a workaholic. She rarely chats with them except about work, but she remembers each of their birthdays.
They are very generous; they celebrate their birthdays with meals and gifts.
Minmin was very lucky to have met Muzhi; otherwise, she might have ended up as a bag carrier assistant for some unknown celebrity.
"By the way, Sister Zhizhi, do you need me to come upstairs to help you move your luggage tomorrow morning?"
Mu Zhi's luggage was all packed in a suitcase. All she had to do was push the suitcase into the elevator, take the elevator to the parking lot on the basement level, and wait for the car arranged by the company to pick her up.
"No need, I'll just go one more time."
"You can also ask the building manager for help."
Minmin nodded: "Oh, okay."
Since Mu Zhi moved to Donghua Mansion, Minmin hasn't dared to go look for her.
Because I had overheard Director Ji mention once that Mu Zhi lived on the same floor as the boss, I was afraid of running into Mu Zhi if I went to look for her.
The boss seems approachable and treats his employees very well, especially the benefits he provides for female employees, which are very heartwarming. He's also incredibly handsome.
This may give some people the wrong impression that the boss is easy to approach.
But he is, after all, the person in charge of Lanxing Media, and the son of a large corporation.
Minmin once bumped into a staff member working for an artist at the company. The staff member, without thinking, confessed his feelings to the boss, but was politely rejected.
The employee was fired the next day.
She felt that a boss should be someone who has a strong sense of boundaries between work and personal life.
In private, they keep their distance and dare not get close.
After celebrating Minmin's birthday, Muzhi was driving home.
Minmin's mention of moving luggage reminded me of when I moved to Donghua Mansion the day before New Year's Eve. At the time, it was the best choice under the circumstances. Later, I considered that I would be living on the same floor as the boss, and it would be inevitable that I would run into him.
I asked a real estate agent to keep an eye out for other properties.
But none of them were suitable.
It's not that the house is unsuitable, but rather that while the house is barely acceptable, it has certain hidden dangers.
The day after moving to Donghua Mansion, He Zhiyue sent a bouquet of flowers but made no other gesture.
Since finishing the movie promotion, Mu Zhi and He Zhiyue have only bumped into each other a handful of times: once in the corridor, once in the elevator, and twice in the underground parking lot.
Each time they met, He Zhiyue would nod to acknowledge the greeting and then leave.
When the two meet in private, they act like complete strangers.
This was the social distancing that Mu Zhi wanted, so she gave up the idea of moving and stayed here.
I'm about to start filming a movie, and this trip will take more than three months.
The house will be entrusted to a real estate agent for safekeeping, and someone will come to clean it every two weeks.
Mu Zhi thought about how she had received a bouquet of flowers from He Zhiyue and had helped her take out the trash once. She also felt that she should thank He Zhiyue for using his private relationship with director Wan Zhou to get the role of "A Sang".
I'd rather not be invited to dinner; I don't want to be photographed.
I decided to send a bouquet of flowers to express my gratitude.
Mu Zhi drove to the flower shop and asked the clerk to wrap a bouquet of sunflowers for her.
After scanning the QR code to pay, the shop assistant handed Muzhi a large, packaged bunch of sunflowers.
"Hello, tomorrow is Children's Day, and our store is having a buy-one-get-one-free promotion for the next two days."
"You chose sunflowers, and we'd like to give you a small potted Oyster cactus as a gift."
Muzhi will be away for several months, so I won't be able to take care of her.
I was just about to say thank you, no need.
The shop assistant had already neatly packaged it and handed over the bag containing the small cactus with both hands.
"Here's a Children's Day gift for you. Welcome to visit us again!"
Perhaps it was because it was my first time receiving a Children's Day gift, and the little round cactus was so cute; or perhaps it was because the young female shop assistant's smile was so bright that it was impossible to refuse such a kind gesture.
Mu Zhi hesitated for a moment but still accepted it. "Thank you."
After getting into the car.
Mu Zhi regretted it a little, feeling that sending flowers was a bit rash.
She is not good at socializing and doesn't like socializing. She and her boss, He Zhiyue, are like strangers who are neighbors.
I don't know if I'll be staying at Donghua Mansion this week.
I wonder if anyone is home tonight.
Is it a bit abrupt to ring the doorbell when I get back?
Sending flowers is a simple thing, yet it's also very troublesome.
Mu Zhi hesitated for a minute, then unlocked her phone and searched for the WeChat account labeled "He Zhiyue".
He Zhiyue's profile picture is a starry sky.
Their conversation stopped at their last one, when He Zhiyue sent her the script for "Countdown," and she replied: "Received, thank you."
Mu Zhi typed out her thoughts and sent a message directly.
The gist: To thank my boss for sending me flowers, taking out the trash for me, and for helping me with the audition, I want to send him a bouquet of flowers as a token of my gratitude.
Ask if the boss is in Donghua Mansion.
After sending the message, Mu Zhi thought she would have to wait until she drove back to the underground parking garage to see if her boss had replied.
The other party replied instantly with a single word: "Yes."
The next second, another word came through: Okay.
These two words together mean: I'm in Donghua Prefecture, are you sending me flowers? Okay.
Mu Zhi then told the other party that she would arrive in about 10 minutes.
[He Zhiyue] OK.
He Zhiyue, who was about to take a shower after putting down her phone, did not expect to receive a message from Mu Zhi. She replied to the message instantly, thinking that she would be able to meet Mu Zhi soon, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.
Take the documents from the coffee table into the study and put them away, and arrange the magazines neatly.
After sitting for a while, I got up from the sofa and poured myself a glass of warm water.
We can drink it when Muzhi arrives.
Although he lived on the same floor as Mu Zhi, he always maintained social distance to avoid offending her.
10 minutes later.
Upon hearing the doorbell ring, He Zhiyue immediately got up and went to open the door.
The first thing that catches the eye is Mu Zhi's face, and then the gaze moves down to the bouquet of sunflowers in front of them.
Six golden sunflowers in full bloom resemble smiling sun faces.
"Mr. He, thank you for your help."
The flowers were quite heavy, having been carried all the way up from the parking lot. Mu Zhi handed the flowers in her arms to He Zhiyue.
"The flowers are beautiful, thank you."
He Zhiyue reached out and took the flowers. They were quite heavy. He noticed that Mu Zhi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Seeing that Mu Zhi was also carrying something in her hand, he assumed that it was also for him.
He blurted out in a moment of weakness, "Give it to me."
Mu Zhi: "..." She wanted to say that this wasn't the case; she was just sending flowers.
But I figured if I left this cactus at home for months, it definitely wouldn't survive.
I also had to ask the agent to water the cactus and move it to the balcony to bask in the sun, which was quite a hassle for others.
Since He Zhiyue wants it, let's give it to him.
Just as He Zhiyue realized that the little thing Mu Zhi was carrying wasn't a gift for her, she awkwardly reached out to take it back.
Mu Zhi placed the object in his palm and chuckled, "It's a cactus."
"Hmm?" He Zhiyue looked down and saw a small cactus ball with a diameter of about 5cm. Its surface was bright green and full of vitality.
"It's quite cute..."
"I'm glad you like it."
After delivering the flowers and cactus, Mu Zhi returned to her house.
He Zhi belatedly realized that he had forgotten the proper etiquette for entertaining guests and had not politely invited Mu Zhi in to sit down.
The two of them stood at the door and exchanged a few words.
Well, he knew that Mu Zhi would prioritize her career in the coming years and was very wary of people.
At this stage, he and Mu Zhi are collaborators at work, and it would be great if they could gradually become friends in their personal lives...
Early the next morning.
Ji Binghe arrived at Donghua Mansion and went to Mu Zhi's house, where she accepted the commission to manage the house on Mu Zhi's behalf.
Then, Mu Zhi and I each pushed two suitcases and took the elevator to the basement parking lot, and drove to Beicheng International Airport.
They will meet up with other staff at the airport, and then the group will fly to Gongga Airport...
On June 3, the film "Countdown" held its opening ceremony in Lhasa.
There was no official announcement that day.
The official countdown Weibo account only posted a picture with a background that read "Good luck with the start of the production."
However, the start of filming for director Wan Zhou's new movie, starring award-winning actor Tai Feng, has been a major project that has garnered much attention from netizens since the casting announcement.
On the day it was turned on.
There were many staff members and extras on site, as well as media reporters and paparazzi who came for profit in order to get first-hand information.
Who will play the female lead in "Countdown"? The mystery has been revealed.
Although the official Weibo account did not make an official announcement, Mu Zhi appeared at the opening ceremony and stood in the middle with director Wan Zhou and Tai Feng, taking a group photo with the crew.
The photo was uploaded online.
It's an undeniable fact that Mu Zhi will play the female lead.
[Author's Note]
Congratulations to Zhibao on the start of filming for her second movie! Hooray!
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