Chapter 356 Do You Want to Be a Star?
After finishing his performance, Gu Wei no longer cared what others thought. Although the Spring Festival Gala still had more than two hours to go before it ended, his mission had been accomplished.
He went backstage to say hello to Guan Xiaotong and then left the CCTV building.
"Boss, are we going to Runze Manor or Jinmao Mansion?"
"Jinmao Mansion, a little closer~"
On New Year's Eve, the roads in Beijing were exceptionally smooth and there were very few vehicles on the streets.
In fact, there are very few people in the capital in the past two days. A large number of migrant workers have returned to their hometowns, and the usually bustling and crowded capital has suddenly become much more empty.
Soon, Gu Wei's car arrived at the Jinmao Mansion community.
After arriving home, I turned on all the lights in the house, changed my clothes, and turned on the TV to the Spring Festival Gala, where Zhang Jie was singing "The Shining Era" at the Yuezhou branch venue.
Zhang Jie's voice and skills are good, but this song is relatively mediocre.
After a few minutes, the door opened and Yang Chaoyue came in with two chefs in white clothes. They were carrying some large and small packages in their hands.
Gu Wei turned his head and took a look but then paid no more attention.
In about 10 minutes, a delicious New Year's Eve dinner is ready.
When the chef comes, the ingredients he brings are all semi-finished products. He just needs to come over and process them and they are done, which is very quick.
This year during the Chinese New Year, Li Jie was not in Beijing, Nazha went back to her hometown in the border areas, and other female celebrities who had close relationships with Gu Wei were not in Beijing, so he had to spend the New Year alone.
But even if he is alone, he will not let himself down. He will eat and drink as usual, and the atmosphere of the New Year must be good.
"Boss, if there's nothing else, I'll go back."
Yang Chaoyue, who had just gone out to see the chef off, came back and said to Gu Wei.
"Chao Yue, is there anyone else in your dormitory?"
Gu Wei asked casually while eating and watching the Spring Festival Gala.
"The dormitory the company has arranged for me now is a single apartment, and I'm the only one there."
Gu Wei turned his head and glanced at the assistant.
"You didn't eat dinner yet, right? You'll be alone anyway. Sit down and eat with me. We can spend the New Year together!"
Yang Chaoyue was a little hesitant and swallowed his saliva as he looked at the table full of delicious food.
"Isn't this bad?"
"What's wrong with that? You'll be alone when you go back, and I'll be alone when you leave.
It’s okay on normal days, but it’s a bit sad to be alone during the Chinese New Year.
Don't worry too much about it. Just think of it as giving you a day off. From now on, I'm not your boss, I'm your friend."
Gu Wei advised.
"Well, okay then!"
Hearing what the boss said, Yang Chaoyue simply relaxed, found a pair of bowls and chopsticks, sat opposite Gu Wei and started eating.
She was really hungry. Gu Wei was participating in the Spring Festival Gala, and she had been on standby backstage, so she had no chance to eat.
If she returned to the dormitory alone at this time, she would probably only have instant noodles to fill her stomach. Unlike her boss, she did not have the "cash power" and could only put up with it.
Thinking of himself alone, hiding in the apartment eating instant noodles during the New Year, Yang Chaoyue felt a little pitiful even though he had been used to hardship since childhood.
The boss invited her to stay for dinner, and she couldn't be happier.
"Mmm~ This sweet and sour pork is so delicious!"
"There are so many dishes, we can't finish them all, don't worry!"
Gu Wei looked at Yang Chaoyue wolfing down the food with some amusement and advised her.
"Boss, you don't know that I ate very little at noon and nothing at night, so I'm starving now!"
"Why didn't you eat more at noon?"
Gu Wei asked curiously.
"I was eating my lunch when you suddenly assigned me some work, so I had to eat a couple of bites in a hurry and then go back to work."
Yang Chaoyue picked up another piece of squirrel fish and put it in the bowl, saying casually.
Gu Wei touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed, and then changed the subject.
"You've been my personal assistant for half a year, right?"
Yang Chaoyue held the chopsticks in his mouth and looked up to think about it.
"7 months and 21 days!"
"You remember it so clearly, with both zeros and whole numbers?"
Gu Wei was a little surprised.
“When I was receiving training, I was taught that the most important thing for a life assistant is to be attentive.
And getting this job is a very important thing for me, so of course I have to remember it clearly."
Yang Chaoyue said as a matter of course.
"After working here for so long, what do you think of this job?"
Now that they were alone, Gu Wei had nothing to do, so he simply cared about the assistant who was closest to him.
"very good!"
Yang Chaoyue's words were firm.
"What's good specifically?"
Gu Wei continued to ask. He wanted to know what this "little koi" from the original time and space felt about being his personal assistant.
Yang Chaoyue did not answer immediately, but thought about it for a while.
"Boss, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, I come from the countryside and I don't have much education, I only have a junior high school education.
Before joining our company, I worked as a sewing factory worker and a restaurant waitress. These jobs were tiring, paid little, and the working and living environments were very poor.
After arriving in Beijing, I had little money and started living in a basement with other people, eating steamed buns every day.
When talking about the past days, Yang Chaoyue's young face was full of melancholy, but then her expression changed.
"Later, I joined our company by chance and became your personal assistant. My life has changed dramatically.
Although I am a little busier at work now and have no holidays, it is actually not hard.
And I earn much more than before.”
When talking about making money, her big eyes seemed to shine and her expression was filled with uncontrollable joy.
"The dormitory the company arranged for me was a well-decorated single-bedroom apartment, and the living conditions were completely different from before.
I usually travel all over the world with you, my boss, and I've seen and experienced a lot of things that I never dared to think about before. Sometimes I feel a little tired, but it's not hard at all. On the contrary, I really enjoy it. "
Gu Wei was also touched when he heard what Yang Chaoyue said. He remembered that he had read a report and comment on this "little koi" in the official media before.
"In the past 20 years, I have not been favored by the goddess of fate, and I have always been down-to-earth in pursuing my dreams.
She would cry and be afraid, but she always lived with the sun. In her eyes, the world might not be fair, but it was always full of sunshine.
Thinking of this, Gu Wei picked up a piece of pork ribs and put it in the other person's bowl.
Yang Chaoyue was startled by Gu Wei's behavior. She looked at Gu Wei timidly, then lowered her head.
"Boss, I'm only 18 years old."
As she spoke, she looked up at Gu Wei again. Although the boss was a scumbag, he was really handsome and a big star. It seemed that being cheated on him was not unacceptable to him.
Gu Wei looked at Yang Chaoyue's reaction with a frown on his face. He reached across the table and patted Yang Chaoyue on the head.
"What are you thinking about in your little head all day long? Is it because I'm being nice to you that I have bad intentions?
Could you please think of me, your boss?"
After hearing what Gu Wei said, Yang Chaoyue realized that the boss didn't mean that and she had misunderstood.
I felt relieved but also a little disappointed.
"What are your plans for the future?"
Without noticing the change in her expression, Gu Wei picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork with pineapple and put it in his mouth, and asked casually.
"I want to be your assistant for life!"
Yang Chaoyue blurted out.
Gu Wei laughed when he heard her words.
"No one can be an assistant for life. Even if you want to be one, I can't be of any use to you."
"Ah? Then boss, can you please keep me for a few more years?
Being your assistant is a really great job, especially since you can earn a lot of money.
I want to save more money.”
The young assistant asked pitifully with a look of regret on his face.
"After you've worked here for a while, you can be promoted from assistant to executive agent, just like your sister Dan. Not only will your salary be higher, but you'll also get a certain percentage of the commission, and the year-end bonus will be even more generous."
What Gu Wei said was very tempting, and Yang Chaoyue also looked happy and seemed full of expectations for the future, but then her little face drooped.
"I also know that being an agent can earn more, but I'm too stupid. Now I can barely be an assistant. It took Sister Dan a long time to teach me.
If I had to arrange so many things on my own every day like she does, I definitely wouldn’t be able to do it.”
Gu Wei smiled and looked up and down at Yang Chaoyue who was sitting opposite him.
The other person had been with him for more than half a year, and her living conditions were much better than before. With some money in her pocket, she paid more attention to her dressing.
Yang Chaoyue is now more handsome than when he first met him, and some of his rusticity has almost disappeared.
Today's little assistant wore a solid-colored wool sweater, blue tight jeans, and a bun that was convenient for work. She had big eyes, a small mouth, and very delicate facial features, and her little face looked very childish.
It can be seen that she doesn't wear much makeup. After all, as Gu Wei's personal assistant, she needs to be on call at all times and doesn't have much time to dress up every day.
But maybe because of her young age, Yang Chaoyue's skin looks very good, fair and delicate, and she looks very girlish.
Seeing that Gu Wei suddenly stopped talking, Yang Chaoyue, who was eating with her head down, felt a little strange. She looked at Gu Wei and found that the boss was staring at her face.
"Boss, is there something on my face?"
"Have you ever considered debuting as an entertainer in the future?"
Gu Wei asked.
"I?
Become a star? "
Yang Chaoyue pointed at himself in disbelief.
Gu Wei nodded.
"You have a good appearance. Although you are not a professional actor and don't have acting skills, you should be able to become a traffic star if you want."
Hearing what his boss said, Yang Chaoyue looked very happy.
"Haha~ Boss, you're right about my good looks. People have praised me like that since I was a kid.
It's just that being a star is too incredible for me.
I can't sing, dance or act, and most importantly, I know I don't have the talent.
If I really become a star, what can I do? Tell jokes to everyone on TV and let the audience just look at my face?
By the way, I've seen that live streaming thing that's pretty popular right now, and many hosts can make money just by chatting with their viewers. If I could do that, I think I could do it."
Obviously, Yang Chaoyue just thought that his boss was joking with him and did not take these words seriously.
After hearing her words, Gu Wei smiled and said nothing more.
The two of them ate, chatted and watched the Spring Festival Gala.
Gradually, Yang Chaoyue became more and more relaxed and spoke to Gu Wei more freely.
The skit "Who is it?" performed by Guo Donglin and Guan Xiaotong on TV has ended. I can only say that it is mediocre and there is nothing new about it.
Afterwards there were some singing and dancing performances, including Zhao Wei's female solo "Six-Foot Lane".
The song is good, but Zhao Wei’s singing is not so good, and the overall effect is average.
At the same time, director Lu Yitao backstage at the Spring Festival Gala looked at Zhao Wei who was singing on the stage, then looked at the actual ratings on another display screen and scratched his head.
It seems that not all facts are as expected, and there are still times when we make mistakes.
Next is a skit called "Online Shopping Adventure" co-performed by Pan Changjiang and Cai Ming. The two are old partners and have presented many excellent works to the audience during the Spring Festival Gala over the years. This year's skit is also very exciting.
To be honest, Gu Wei has had a good impression of Teacher Pan Changjiang since he was a child, especially when watching the Spring Festival Gala every year.
His works cannot be said to be particularly brilliant, but they always have their merits.
Especially since he is not good-looking and is very short, but he can use his natural shortcomings to bring joy to the audience, which is very rare.
Unfortunately, because of money, Teacher Pan was unable to complete his mission and his reputation was ruined in his later years.
The original Teacher Pan has also become Pan Zi. The performing artist who was once loved and respected by everyone has become a clown who sells counterfeit goods. It's a pity!
Soon it was almost 12 o'clock, and several Spring Festival Gala hosts came on stage together to count down and congratulate the arrival of the New Year.
Gu Wei raised the cup in his hand and clinked it with Yang Chaoyue's on the other side of the TV. They wished each other a happy new year and good fortune!
After taking a sip of the juice in the cup, Yang Chaoyue said to Gu Wei with a smile:
"Boss, you don't have to wish me good fortune, can't you make me rich?"
Gu Wei looked speechlessly at Yang Chaoyue, who looked obsessed with money, and picked up his phone to transfer a New Year's red envelope to her.
"The boss is the most handsome man in the world, and all his movies this year are going to be huge hits at the box office!!"
The young assistant named Gao Cailie accepted the red envelope and flattered the boss exaggeratedly.
Gu Wei ignored her. During this period of time, his mobile phone received many New Year greetings messages from family, relatives, friends, colleagues, and several female friends with whom he was close.
Gu Wei had to reply to each one, typing and sending red envelopes, which was a lot of work.
While I was pressing the phone, Nazha’s video call came in.
"Gu Wei, Happy New Year!"
Her face was bare and judging by the background, she must be in the bedroom.
"Happy New Year~
It’s so late, why don’t you rest yet? "
Gu Wei smiled.
"I just stayed up all night with my parents and sister until midnight before going back to bed.
Hehe, we were watching the Spring Festival Gala just now, and my dad praised your singing."
Nazha said happily on the other side of the camera.
"Really? It seems uncle has good taste."
Gu Wei smiled and nodded.
"By the way, how is your father's recovery? Is there any problem again?"
He suddenly thought of the time when Nazha's father came to Beijing for medical treatment when he was in school. He paid for it at that time, and now three years have passed.
"There has been no recurrence in the past two years, and I have been recovering well. The doctor said that it was fortunate that the surgery was done in time and that I had a good recuperation environment afterwards. Now I can lead a normal life.
Gu Wei, thank goodness you helped me back then!"
When talking about this, Nazha also looked relieved. According to the doctor later, it was fortunate that the operation was performed in time. Otherwise, it would be unknown how much the body could recover even if the operation was performed later. It is very likely that she would not be able to last for a few years.
From this perspective, Gu Wei is the benefactor of their entire family.
When Gu Wei lent her money, she told her family that it was the company boss who lent her the money, and she would pay it back little by little as she worked.
At that time, my father was waiting for money to save his life, so my mother and sister didn't ask much.
"What else do we need to say thank you to each other?"
Gu Wei said indifferently.
"Naza~Are you on the phone?"
The two were chatting when a female voice suddenly came from the other side of the video.
"I'm not going to talk to you anymore. My sister is calling me. I'm hanging up now. Muah~"
After hearing this, Nazha whispered something and hung up the phone.
Gu Wei smiled and didn't care, continuing to reply to messages.
Yang Chaoyue sat opposite and watched Gu Wei making a video call, not daring to say a word.
She had just received New Year greetings from several friends, such as Sister Dan from the company, other colleagues she knew, and childhood friends from her hometown. However, compared to Gu Wei, her social circle was much smaller, and she replied to all of them in just a few minutes.
She looked at Gu Wei with her big eyes, thought for a moment, and then asked curiously.
"Boss, do you prefer older girls or younger ones?"
As far as she knew, among the female celebrities who had an intimate relationship with Gu Wei, only Nazha was the same age as him, and the rest were older than him.
Gu Wei, who was pressing his phone, looked up at Yang Chaoyue and said casually.
"Age is not important. What matters is the spiritual connection. You are too young to understand!"
After saying that, he glanced at the time on his mobile phone, then looked at the Spring Festival Gala on TV which had not yet ended, and stood up.
"It's too late today. Find me a room to rest in. Don't forget to pack these things."
As he said this, he pointed to the leftovers on the table, and without waiting for Yang Chaoyue's reply, he turned and walked towards the bedroom.
The Jinmao Mansion is also a large flat with an area of more than 400 square meters. In addition to the master bedroom, there are several guest bedrooms. It has never been lived in. Yang Chaoyue had cleaned it before and is quite familiar with the room.
Looking at the boss who turned around and disappeared after arranging the tasks, she curled her lips and muttered softly.
"I see you just like older people?
Didn't you say you'd give me a day off today? Why are you ordering me to work again? "
After saying that, he started to clear the plates and bowls on the dining table.
By the time the song "Unforgettable Tonight" sounded on TV, Xiao Chaoyue had already finished all his work. He turned off the TV in the living room and walked towards the guest bedroom in a good mood.
A new year is a new beginning, and every day of her work and life is happy and hopeful for her.
(End of this chapter)
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