Manager Zhang had a cold expression on his face and warned Shui Yiyao, "Be quiet for a while and don't talk."
Shui Yiyao raised an eyebrow: "It depends on my mood."
Manager Zhang suddenly frowned and stared at Shui Yiyao's face: "You're not wearing any makeup?"
Shui Yiyao wore a long ponytail, a white dress, and white sneakers. She was dressed very simply and there was no trace of makeup on her face.
Shui Yiyao: "Have you paid me the appearance fee? Do you still want me to put on makeup?"
Agent Zhang's face darkened even further, and he gritted his teeth, "Forget it, just keep quiet."
The three of them waited for almost an hour before the production team came to the box.
Agent Zhang stood up to greet him, and his originally stern face immediately and seamlessly switched to a bright smile.
Shui Yiyao followed to greet the guests. She remembered what Agent Zhang said on the phone, that they had invited the producer of the TV series, the vice president of a production company, whose surname was Cheng.
Four people came in one after another, led by a middle-aged man and woman.
The man was half a step behind the woman. He looked at her with an awkward and helpless smile on his face.
When Agent Zhang saw the woman coming in, the smile on his face faltered, but he quickly recovered. He walked towards the man and extended his hand: "Mr. Cheng."
The man shook his hand and said, "Hello, Agent Zhang."
"This is my wife. She heard that we were coming to the teahouse and wanted to come over for a cup of tea." Mr. Cheng introduced the woman next to him with a smile, his tone helpless.
Mrs. Cheng looked to be in her early thirties and was well-maintained.
Mrs. Cheng looked at Shui Yiyao the moment she entered the room. She subtly noticed her attire and hesitated for a moment before finally looking back at Yue Xi: "I haven't been here for a long time. I miss the tea here."
Agent Zhang smiled and after a few pleasantries, he said, "Mr. Cheng, Mrs. Cheng, please sit down."
Shui Yiyao also sat down and breathed a sigh of relief.
Since the vice president’s wife is here, this dinner can only be a simple dinner and will probably end in an hour at most.
Then she would definitely be able to arrive on time. She had originally thought of finding an excuse to sneak out when the time came, but now that was no longer necessary.
However, it would be better to tell Ao Li in advance.
At the dinner table, Vice President Cheng and Agent Zhang had already started chatting. The two of them were toasting each other, and the people around them would occasionally join in the conversation, creating a joyful atmosphere.
Shui Yiyao took out her cell phone from her bag and found Ao Li in her contacts. They exchanged contact information yesterday.
She sent him a message: I am already in the teahouse, I have a social event, I expect to be done before 6 o'clock, you can come over later.
Just after pressing send, I heard someone say on the other end, "Miss Shui, you seem quite busy."
Shui Yiyao looked up and saw that it was Madam Cheng who asked the question, looking at her with great interest in her eyes.
Shui Yiyao put down her phone and looked at Madam Cheng: "I'm just busy, I——"
She was just about to find an excuse when her eyes fell on Madam Cheng's neck, her eyes slightly shining: "Madam, your Jade Lotus Pendant is so beautiful!"
Mrs. Cheng was stunned.
Shui Yiyao took a closer look and continued, "It must be Russian jade, right? This spinach green is absolutely beautiful."
Mrs. Cheng had a necklace around her neck with a small green pendant carved with a lotus in a freehand style.
Mrs. Cheng was a little surprised: "You like Jasper too?"
Shui Yiyao nodded and praised, "The jasper is bright in color, delicate in texture, and most importantly, beautiful. Your piece looks like it came from the No. 9 Mine. The color and smoothness are both excellent."
"That's right." Mrs. Cheng smiled and looked at her husband who was sitting next to her: "Sit over a little and let Miss Shui sit over here so we can chat."
Mr. Cheng: …
He silently stood up and sat back a seat, looking at Shui Yiyao.
Shui Yiyao stood up very consciously and walked over to sit next to Mrs. Cheng.
As soon as she sat down, she looked at the green lotus pendant on Madam's neck, her eyes brightening even more: "Wow, Madam, this is a cat's eye pendant?"
Cat's eye is a special structure in jadeite. It is a band-like luster that moves on the surface of jadeite as the light moves, which is particularly beautiful.
Mrs. Cheng nodded: "It's a cat's eye."
Shui Yiyao stared at it again, her eyes sparkling: "The eyeliner on this cat-eye is very vivid, it must be top-notch."
Jasper has a cat's eye structure, but there are also dead cat's eyes, that is, the band of luster does not move. Mrs. Cheng's luster is very smooth, it is a live cat's eye.
She has seen a lot of goods, including a lot of high-end goods, but every time she sees this kind of high-end goods, she will be jealous. It is really too beautiful.
"You have a good eye." Madam Cheng reached behind her neck, took off the necklace, and placed it on the table in front of Shui Yiyao. "This is from the Russian No. 9 Mine. There haven't been many pieces of material like this in recent years."
"Isn't it beautiful?"
"It's really beautiful." Shui Yiyao picked up the necklace and held it up to the light. The jade color was even more vibrant under the light. "There are fewer black spots, and they're all in the lotus core. The petals are clean. It's beautiful."
Mrs. Cheng laughed and said, "I think Jade is beautiful too."
As she spoke, she suddenly raised her eyebrows, her tone somewhat disdainful: "It's much better looking than seed materials. Those seed materials still have stone skin, and the colors are uneven, not bright or white, and the feel is terrible. I don't know why they are so popular."
Shui Yiyao laughed when she heard this: "What you said is interesting. It's really true."
Seed material is valuable, and some are beautiful. But strangely, unattractive seed material is also much more expensive than ordinary mountain jade. However, Shuiyi Yao doesn't really think it is more noble than other jades. The main reason it is so expensive is because it is rare.
Mrs. Cheng also laughed: "That's right."
"The carving is quite good, it's from the Northern School... Madam, how did you use the Northern School craftsmanship for this lotus?"
The northern style is rough and good at landscapes, while the southern style is elegant and good at flowers and plants.
Shui Yiyao turned over the lotus and looked at the back. There was a small red seal, Lu Guoliang.
He looks familiar. Isn't this the old man from the Lu family who came to her live broadcast room to give her gifts?
Mrs. Cheng was curious: "Is there any particular detail in this carving?"
She took the necklace again and said, "A friend recommended this to me. It's the work of Master Lu Guoliang."
Shui Yiyao nodded. "I know him, a master of jade carving from the Northern School. However, this carving is simple and elegant, which just happens to suit your temperament. The Southern School may not be so suitable."
…
The two of them were chatting and laughing, and it seemed that their conversation was even more heated than the topic of TV drama casting at the dinner table.
Shui Yiyao said the latter part and asked Madam Cheng: "I have also been looking for materials. Sister Chen, do you have a supplier here?"
Mrs. Cheng nodded and fished out her phone from her bag. "Yes. Let's add each other as friends. I'll give you his contact information. He's a small miner of the No. 9 Russian Mine. His stuff is expensive, but the quality of the material is impeccable."
Mrs. Cheng opened the interface for adding friends: "Yaoyao, do you want to scan me or should I scan you?"
Across from him, Agent Zhang watched as the two women scanned the QR code, his expression twisting slightly. Was he here to discuss business today, or was Shui Yiyao? He hadn't even closed the deal yet, and they were already adding him as a friend.
She also calls her Sister Chen and Yaoyao all the time.
After adding the friend, Mrs. Cheng put away her phone. "When you contact him, just say you're my friend. He won't ask for a random price."
Shui Yiyao marked Madam Cheng's name and looked up: "Thank you, Sister Chen. If you really get the jade material you like, I will save a piece for you."
Mrs. Cheng smiled and said, "Okay."
She smiled, and suddenly seemed to remember something, looking at her husband: "By the way, isn't your TV series called "whatever" looking for a heroine? I think Yaoyao is quite suitable. Look at her, pretty and well-behaved, she is absolutely suitable to play the heroine."
Everyone present immediately looked at Mrs. Cheng, especially Agent Zhang and Yue Xi, their eyes filled with disbelief and a bit of panic.
Vice President Cheng looked embarrassed: "...the heroine is a general."
"Oh, General..." Madam Cheng paused, then added, "General is also suitable. Look at Yaoyao's personality..."
"Sister Chen, Sister Chen," Shui Yiyao hurriedly called her, feeling a bit embarrassed and amused, "I'm not cut out for a TV role. To be honest, I don't even want to act in TV at all."
She can barely do a documentary about jade carving and jade identification, but forget about acting on TV, she's not cut out for it.
"If you don't want to, forget it." Mrs. Cheng finally accepted the words without any question. "Let's continue talking about Biyu. This TV thing is not interesting."
"Oh, I have two pieces of cat's-eye jadeite at home, and I'm just wondering what to do with them..."
"Are you still worried about this? How big is the rough stone? I'll make a design for you. I'll show it to you when the time comes. If it's suitable, we'll make it. If not, you can find someone else."
Mrs. Cheng thought she had access to a designer, so she didn't ask any further questions. She just told her the size of the rough stone and what she wanted. "When the time comes, just send me the design draft. I'll take a look and I'll make it."
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…
When the drinking party ended, it was almost 6:30.
Shui Yiyao didn't expect that they could chat for so long, luckily she had greeted Ao Li in advance.
The production team left, leaving only Zhang and Yue Xi in the box. It looked like their TV series hadn't been finalized yet, and they looked unhappy.
Shui Yiyao didn't plan to stay any longer, so she picked up her bag and walked out without saying goodbye.
"Stop!"
Yue Xi suddenly cried out.
If you tell me to stop, I will stop. That would be so embarrassing for me.
Shui Yiyao ignored her and walked out.
Yue Xi raised her voice, a bit hysterical: "Don't think that you can snatch my roles and my resources just by hooking up with Madam Cheng!"
Shui Yiyao was speechless. She stopped at the door without looking back. "Sister, not everyone is interested in your crappy little TV show. If you want the resources, you have to fight for them with your own strength. What's the point of throwing a tantrum with me?"
After saying that, he left.
As she walked down the corridor, she heard the sound of something being thrown around in the back compartment. It seemed someone was quite angry.
Tsk tsk, Shui Yiyao smiled with glee, he deserved it.
Even with this, she still plays a female general. Playing a female monster is redundant.
Who cares about her being a female general or a female monster?
She had to think carefully about Mrs. Cheng's design. She had written down everything Mrs. Cheng had just said. Mrs. Cheng wanted jewelry that could be worn daily, and it had to be exquisite, fashionable, and elegant.
I'll make two design drafts for her to see when I get home, and try to get the order.
If it succeeds, it will be an order of at least 100,000 yuan.
She took out her cell phone and tried to add the WeChat of the small owner of the Russian Material No. 9 Mine. Generally, jade dealers like them would put the goods on WeChat Moments for people to choose online. She could take a look first, and if there was something suitable, she would go to the site to see it.
She has not yet spent the 750,000 yuan bonus and 500,000 yuan salary she received from the program "Up Mountains and Down Seas".
This money can buy very good jade material.
And you can still have plenty of money left to buy other things.
As a qualified jade carving studio, it is necessary to have a variety of jades to satisfy the diverse tastes of customers.
Only by receiving more guests will word of mouth spread and you can make more money.
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