Chapter 182 Shackles
In the afternoon, at Beijing International Airport, Gu Wei’s black nanny car was parked outside the airport’s VIP exit.
Gu Wei sat inside and browsed the news boredly.
Not long after, the car door opened from the outside, and Nazha, who had just got off the plane, got into the car happily and sat next to Gu Wei.
Her agent, assistant and others got on other company vehicles.
Nazha wore a white T-shirt with letter patterns inside, blue tight jeans underneath, and a light brown windbreaker outside.
Wearing a black baseball cap and with her shiny black hair loose, she looked at Gu Wei with a smile on her face. She had fair skin and flawless facial features, a true goddess.
But the moment he opened his mouth, he ruined this temperament.
"Gu Wei, I'm so hungry. What are we going to eat?"
Nazha said in a naive manner.
"Didn't you eat anything on the plane?"
“No, airplane food is not good.
I knew you were coming to pick me up, so I saved some money~"
Gu Wei looked at Nazha with a smile.
"Okay, I'll take you to a nice dinner!"
"Great~"
Gu Wei brought Nazha to a time-honored high-end restaurant in Chaoyang District, [Jingjirongpai Official Cuisine].
The restaurant is located on the second floor of the Ritz-Carlton, Guomao. It is a Michelin two-star restaurant specializing in Chinese cuisine.
The two of them sat in a small private room, and Gu Wei ordered some of his signature dishes, such as braised Buddha jumping over the wall, crispy beef brisket, white seed mapo tofu, Chaozhou braised goose feet, and coral lotus shrimp balls.
Nazha looked really hungry. As soon as the food came, she started eating.
"Don't be in a hurry. Eat slowly and don't choke."
Gu Wei poured her a glass of orange juice and placed it beside her.
"Did your work trip go smoothly?
How are you getting along with the new management team? Is there anything you are not satisfied with?
Nazha swallowed a shrimp ball and took a sip of orange juice.
"Very good, everything went well on this trip.
My agent, Sister Hong, is very nice to me. She arranges my work in an orderly manner, and my assistant, Xiao Tao, is also very obedient.
I feel much more comfortable than when I was in Sugar Man.”
Nazha seems very satisfied with her new team, and she speaks of the people around her in a praiseful tone.
After hearing her words, Gu Wei smiled and nodded.
Nazha’s agent Wang Yanhong was Yang Liwen’s colleague at Huayi, and the two have a long-standing friendship.
Later, after leaving Huayi, she worked in two small companies and coached several new actors, but unfortunately none of them made it.
Although he has rich work experience and a wide network of contacts, his career has not been able to take off because he has never produced any big stars.
After Gu Wei Studio was transformed into an agency, Yang Liwen recruited many experienced agents into the company, and Wang Yanhong was one of them.
Yang Liwen is both Gu Wei's agent and the general manager of [Wei Ming Tian Xia Agency].
Part of her energy needs to be used to worry about the operation of the agency, and Gu Wei's assistant takes care of some of the small matters on his side.
Gu Wei was not dissatisfied with this, as it was making money for him anyway.
They are all workers, and Gu Wei is the real capitalist.
He is not one of those stars who are exploited by the company and whose agents would like to arrange everything 24 hours a day.
Gu Wei makes all the decisions on his own. Others can only offer suggestions, but he is the one who makes the final decision.
“It’s definitely better now than when I was in Sugar Man.
You set up your own studio, and they are all employees of your studio, which means you are their boss.
How can you treat your boss badly? "
Gu Wei said to Nazha with a smile.
"Yeah, I just realized that I'm their boss now."
Naza said blankly.
Although Gu Wei set up a studio for her, she never had the concept of being in charge.
I always feel like I just transferred my contract from Tangren to Gu Wei's company.
"Of course, Boss Nazha, do your best in the future. Your employees are counting on you for their livelihood."
Gu Wei encouraged her with a smile.
"Yes! I will definitely work hard to make those who follow me better and better!"
Gu Wei's words seemed to have aroused a bit of career ambition in Nazha. She encouraged herself and clenched her fists.
Within two seconds, her body relaxed again and she looked at Gu Wei and spoke weakly.
“No, I don’t have any confidence in myself.”
Gu Wei looked at her with some amusement.
"Don't worry, I'm here. I'll help you."
"Hmm~"
After hearing what Gu Wei said, Nazha looked happy.
She has never been a career-oriented person, and most of the time she doesn't have any opinions of her own. It's just that her own conditions are really good and she is suitable for making a living in the entertainment industry.
When I was at home, I listened to my parents in everything. When I first came to Beijing to study, I was noticed by Tang Ren, and then I have been listening to the company ever since.
If Nazha had any ambition, she would not have waited until the 10-year contract expired before terminating her contract with Tangren in the original time and space.
Tangren's film and television resources in the later period were really poor. Not to mention Nazha, Jin Chen and Chen Yao, who signed into the company after her, had no dramas to film for a while except for the initial role in "Wuxin: The Monster Killer".
The company simply doesn't have any resources to give them.
Jin Chen couldn't hold on any longer and chose to terminate the contract early. After leaving Tangren, he felt much better than before.
After Nazha in the original time and space became famous, she basically relied on herself to get roles, and the company could not help her much. She still stayed in Tangren honestly until the end of her contract.
After parting ways amicably with her former agency, Nazha could have opened her own studio with her accumulation and fame over the years, but she still chose to sign her agency contract with Hesong Media.
All I can say is that some people are suitable to be big trees, while some people are only suitable to be vines, and they must rely on something to survive.
Nowadays, Nazha left Tangren 7 years ahead of schedule. Although she set up her own studio, it is obvious that Gu Wei is her big tree.
"We ate a lot today. His food is really good."
Nazha put down her chopsticks, picked up the food on the table, wiped her mouth, and praised.
"It has two Michelin stars, after all. If you like it, you can always come."
"This place is a bit far from home, it takes quite a long time to come here for a meal.
Just come once in a while.”
Nazha thought for a moment and said that the villa she was referring to was far away from Gu Wei.
Although she is greedy, she considers herself to be a considerate woman.
"It's not far. I'll take you somewhere later. Remember, I said I wanted to give you a gift?"
"Remember, what is it?"
Nazha looked curious. Gu Wei had told her about this when she left the capital many days ago, and she had been keeping it in her heart.
"Come with me and you'll find out."
Gu Wei said mysteriously.
After the meal, the two got into Gu Wei's nanny car.
"Aren't we going home?"
Naza asked as she looked at the route the car was taking.
"Come here and show you your gift."
Gu Wei answered as a matter of course.
After driving for a few minutes, we arrived at Palm Springs International Apartments near Chaoyang Park and Junwangfu Park.
Without being stopped, the nanny car drove directly to the underground parking lot.
After getting out of the car, Gu Wei took Nazha's hand and went up the sightseeing elevator in Building 5.
Nazha was still curious at this time, but Gu Wei didn't say anything along the way, so she didn't ask any more questions and just followed him.
Take the outdoor sightseeing elevator and look from here, you can see that the entire community consists of 11 apartment buildings, and there is a large shopping mall on the ground floor.
The 11 buildings in the community adopt an enclosed symmetrical layout to reflect the grandeur and form a concentrated 30,000-square-meter central garden. It looks very beautiful from the perspective of Gu Wei and others.
As the elevator rose higher and higher, we could already see the beautiful scenery of Chaoyang Park not far away.
It was evening, and the afterglow of the setting sun had not yet completely faded. The park in the distance was shaded by green trees, and the central garden at feet was full of flowers. The scenery was exceptionally beautiful.
"It's so beautiful here..."
Nazha murmured as she looked at the scenery outside.
"Do you like it?"
"I like it~"
The elevator stopped at the 28th floor. The highest floor in the entire apartment is 33, so the 28th floor is definitely a high-rise building.
"Are we going to your friend's house?"
Nazha asked again.
Gu Wei did not answer but took out a key from his pocket, opened the door and walked in.
Nazha had no choice but to follow Gu Wei into the house.
The room was empty and the decoration was quite exquisite.
The whole house has 4 bedrooms and 2 living rooms. There is an independent entrance hall as soon as you enter the door, with shoe cabinets and wardrobes on both sides.
Further in, there is a huge living room with modern furniture such as sofas and coffee tables.
Further inside is a huge floor-to-ceiling window, from which you can see the beautiful scenery around the apartment.
On the other side of the living room is the dining room, which contains an open kitchen.
A bar was built between the kitchen and the dining room for easy access to items.
There are 4 bedrooms, including a master bedroom, two guest bedrooms and a study, and they are fully furnished with furniture and appliances.
"How's this house?"
Gu Wei took Nazha on a tour and asked.
“It’s huge, the renovations and layout are all very good, and the footing of this community is also very good.
This house must be very expensive, right?
"361 square meters, total price 26.8 million."
Gu Wei said with a smile.
“It’s so expensive!”
Naza sighed.
This house is out of reach for her now.
Although it is easy to make money in the entertainment industry, it also depends on the status of the star.
Small stars don’t have to worry about food and drink, but it’s not so easy to make a lot of money.
Sha Yi, who was once interviewed with Nazha, made his debut in the entertainment industry in 2000 for his role in "Marrying the Wrong Man".
Later, he became famous again with "The Story of the Kitchen Team" and "Wulin Waijia".
However, he and Hu Ke had been married for four years and had no house of their own. It was not until 2018 that they paid for a large 180-square-meter apartment.
So during the interview, when he heard that Nazha bought a house and settled down in Beijing in 2017, he was surprised and envious.
In the original time and space, Nazha only settled down in Beijing three years later and was able to buy her own house. At this time, such a mansion worth tens of millions is still too far away for her.
"Is this the new house you bought?"
Nazha had completely forgotten about the gift at this point, and all her attention was focused on the house.
“I did buy it, but not for myself.
Nazha, this house is my gift to you."
Gu Wei looked at Nazha, took out the key and put it in her hand.
"For me?"
Nazha was a little unbelievable.
"Yes, you listened to me and left Sugarman. Now sign in with me. Of course I will make sure you have no worries.
We will graduate next year, and you should have a place to stay in Beijing.
In the future, when your uncle and aunt come to visit you, you will have a place to stay."
Gu Wei looked sincere.
"No, Gu Wei, this gift is too valuable, I can't accept it."
Nazha was a little excited. A house of this size and location was simply beyond her reach now.
She would be very happy if Gu Wei was nice to her, but this gift was a bit too heavy for her, and she couldn't find any reason to accept it.
Gu Wei gently hugged Nazha, looked into her eyes and spoke slowly.
“I bought this house in the name of your studio, and it belongs to you now.
Nazha, we've known each other for 11 years and it's been almost 4 years now. You don't have to refuse anything good I do for you, do you understand?"
"But."
Before Nazha finished speaking, Gu Wei frowned slightly.
"I see."
Nazha was in Gu Wei's arms, looking up at his face. His handsome and prominent features, perfect face shape, and a pair of deep eyes attracted her soul like two deep pools.
She didn't want to think too much and just let Gu Wei do whatever he wanted.
When she was a freshman, Gu Wei lent her 2 million yuan for her father's medical treatment, and now he has opened a studio for her and bought her a luxury house.
During this period, all the things that Gu Wei attracted to her and were good to her turned into invisible and strong chains that bound her.
It's like a drowning person, slowly sinking into it.
But there was no pain, instead I felt happy and joyful.
The sun has completely set below the horizon and night has enveloped the earth.
Neon lights shine brightly in the city, leaving a bright place for people on this dark earth.
In the mansion of Palm Springs International Apartments, Nazha used her actual actions to show Gu Wei her unrest at the moment.
Gu Wei could fully understand her thoughts and enjoyed them.
(End of this chapter)
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