Chapter 032
Xu Xingcheng had an ugly expression as if he had choked on something dirty.
"But considering your relationship... well, it seems there is no better way now."
Xu Xingcheng felt a pain in his brain. He rubbed his forehead with his hand and ordered Xu Jingning to leave: "Okay, you go back first. Just remember to tell me about work in time."
Xu Jingning agreed and turned to leave, but he turned back just as he reached the office door. He put the dinosaur doll in his hand on the table and said, "By the way, sister, this is for you."
2874: ? ? ?
2874: QAQ what are you doing?
Unfortunately, there were people around and it didn't dare to speak. It could only hold it in and pretend to be a lifeless doll.
"What is this?" Xu Xingcheng was attracted and picked up the green doll. "It looks pretty ugly."
Xu Jingning, who made the "ugly doll" by herself, said calmly: "No, I think it's quite cute."
"I got it from a claw machine on the road. Girls probably like dolls."
Xu Xingcheng said with disdain: "I'm already thirty."
"You're still a girl even if you're thirty."
This sentence obviously pleased Xu Xingcheng. She picked up the doll in a good mood, and even her tone rose a little: "Okay, then I will accept it reluctantly."
Not long after leaving the office, Xu Jingning heard 2874 shouting wildly in his brain.
2874: "Ning Ning! Ning Ning, don't you want me anymore!!!"
2874: "Ningning, if I did something wrong, please punish me! Instead of abandoning me QAQ!"
"Be quiet." Xu Jingning was annoyed by the noise. He took a breath and found a place to rest temporarily. He closed his eyes and talked to the system. "I want to send you to my sister's house to get information."
2874 was quiet for a moment, and seemed to be seriously considering the relationship between the two.
However, after thinking it over to no avail, he came to Xu Jingning pitifully again.
Seeing its stupid look, Xu Jingning smiled and explained, "You can see that Xu Xingcheng is hiding something from me."
"Follow her home and see if there's a chance you can hear her reveal something."
Before this, the system wanted to help Xu Jingning collect information by using its own authority to rationalize the information, but a big flaw was that it had to rely on real evidence, and oral information was difficult to preserve in a timely manner.
Last time in Director Chen's team, we were able to get Fu Shulan's chat records because we had prepared a recorder in the dressing room in advance. However, once we encountered a private place that Xu Jingning couldn't enter, 2874 was unable to monitor and collect the data.
But things are different now.
2874With the shaping, Xu Jingning can give it to many people to achieve his goal.
There are still some limitations, but it is much more convenient than before.
After this explanation, 2874 understood instantly!
No wonder Xu Jingning looked at it like that just now! It turned out that he had made plans long ago!
"There's no guarantee that you can get the relevant information. My sister doesn't really care about work at home, but you can try, just in case."
"good!"
2874 immediately and conscientiously returned to the doll's body.
Xu Jingning walked out of the company leisurely. He took out his mobile phone and opened WeChat. His finger paused for a moment on Yan Xun's chat box, then moved down to click and dial the number.
The person on the other end picked up the phone quickly: "Hello? Ningning? Why are you calling me suddenly?"
Xiang Yuan's voice came from the other end of the phone. After the excitement subsided, he began to be slow and alert: "There is no problem with our group this round! Don't try to get information from me!"
Xu Jingning was amused when she heard this: "I haven't said anything yet, but you've already revealed the news of the rehearsal."
"Besides, can't I just care about you guys?" Xu Jingning reminded, "Yuanyuan, I drew the script for your group."
Xiang Yuan: “…”
It seems to be the case.
He scratched his head awkwardly: "So, what's the matter with you?"
"Well, since you guys are practicing, I don't need to ask. Help me find Ning Qingzhuo."
At this time, Ning Qingzhuo, who had just finished rehearsing, was leaning lazily against the window, listening to Director Jiang's scolding without saying a word.
Jiang Chonghua finished speaking earnestly, looked up and saw that the man didn't take it seriously at all, and was about to breathe out: "Ning Qingzhuo! Can you put in a little effort? Ah? My little master, it's not like you can't act well, we can save some time, right?"
Ning Qingzhuo didn't seem to have a temper after being lectured like this. He turned to look at Jiang Chonghua with a smile: "But I already know how to act. Anyway, it's not the public performance yet."
Jiang Chonghua's eyes twitched: "We rehearse to prevent emergencies, what do you think?"
"Rehearsal is just about rehearsing movements," Ning Qingzhuo tilted her head, her pretty face saying something infuriating, "and there's nothing wrong with my acting skills."
Jiang Chonghua's breath was stuck in his throat, neither going up nor down.
He was just too soft-hearted! Why did he suddenly think that President Ning Qingzhuo would be more restrained?
Just at this moment, Xiang Yuan ran over and waved his phone: "Ning Qingzhuo, someone is looking for you."
"Go, go, go!" Jiang Chonghua immediately took advantage of the situation to drive them away, "My eyes hurt just looking at you!"
Ning Qingzhuo smiled, raised his lips and walked towards Yuan. Just as he put the phone to his ear and talked for a few words, he suddenly widened his eyes slightly, then laughed: "Okay, I can help you."
Xiang Yuan, who was trying to eavesdrop on the conversation from behind him, had not taken two steps closer when the call ended. Ning Qingzhuo turned around with a playful expression on his face.
"I'll give you my phone back."
Xiang Yuan took it, paused, and said awkwardly: "Well, what did you talk about with Xu Jingning?"
"Nothing, just something I can help with." Seeing Xiang Yuan's eyes full of gossip, Ning Qingzhuo suddenly had some bad thoughts, "It's not that I can't tell you... Do you want to know?"
Xiang Yuan nodded hurriedly: "Yeah!"
"What can you give me in exchange?"
These words made Xiang Yuan stunned.
After spending the past few days together, he had already formed the impression that Ning Qingzhuo "looks difficult to mess with but actually has a good personality". It was not until now that he suddenly remembered some of the famous deeds of this noble man opposite him.
Xiang Yuan could only wave his hands in frustration: "Forget it, forget it, I won't bother you anymore."
He couldn't afford to owe Young Master Ning a favor.
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In the evening, Xu Jingning and Ning Qingzhuo met at the agreed place. The place was chosen by Ning Qingzhuo. It was a restaurant with a very quiet and classical environment. It was exclusively for members and the confidentiality was well maintained so no one would come to disturb them.
Ning Qingzhuo poured two cups of tea himself, then sat upright and got straight to the point: "I've already sent what you wanted. What else do you want to know? I can tell you everything I can."
The idea of asking him for help came suddenly. Xu Jingning was just trying it out, but he didn't expect it to be so efficient. He thanked him first, then thought for a while and asked, "What kind of personality does Director Wanshan have? Do you know?"
Although Ning Qingzhuo has only been in the industry for five years, he is well-known for his good resources and extensive connections. This is the only breakthrough Xu Jingning can think of.
"I have never worked with Director Wan Shan." Seeing the man opposite him slightly disappointed, Ning Qingzhuo continued with a smile, "But by coincidence, I am quite familiar with him. Director Wan is good at shooting assembly line commercial films. We simply have no destiny to work together."
"Most people can't tell, but he has very high standards for the actors in his group."
"If you break his rules once, you can still have a good discussion with him, but if it happens the second time, he will basically be kicked out of the group."
"But he is very good at putting on a show, saying a lot of nice things, and is especially good at finding excuses, saying that the actor change was a mutual regret, so no one blames him."
"If you search carefully, basically all the actors that Director Wan has filmed have no major scandals within the past three years."
"I don't know anything more specific. I have to ask my brother. As for what you want to know, I heard that Director Wan is trying to get rid of him recently."
Hearing this, Xu Jingning raised his head and asked, "Kick them away?"
"Yes." Ning Qingzhuo said as if it was a matter of course. "Others may not understand, but how can someone like him not know Zhong Yue's character?"
These words clearly put Xu Jingning's doubts in front of him.
"Oh, at first I thought he would simply reject Xing Yu's invitation."
That being said, Ning Qingzhuo was more or less joking.
Wanshan is very careful about his reputation, and he also knows that others are careful about their reputation. If he refuses on the show, it will not only be difficult for him, but also for Xing Yu.
"Xu Jingning, what are you going to do?" Ning Qingzhuo tapped the table lightly, drawing his attention back with interest. "Actually, there's no need to do anything. Zhong Yue won't be able to stay until the day of the performance."
The entire "Interpreting the New Generation" is the result of the hard work of many people. Although the program plan was jointly proposed by many veteran directors, it is after all named after the official name and involves the participation of multiple capitals. Under many constraints, the choice of guests is not completely controlled by the directors.
Not only Wanshan, other directors also have some complaints about Zhong Yue and Fu Shulan before him.
However, what Xu Jingning wanted was not only for Zhong Yue to leave Yansheng.
Perhaps because of his pensive look, Ning Qingzhuo suddenly became curious: "Why, do you know any inside information?"
"Zhong Yue is quite good at pretending. Although he is so greasy that he disgusts too many people, it is actually not easy for him to achieve this level without any special evidence."
Ning Qingzhuo reminded in a gentle voice: "He has a backer behind him."
What he said made sense. Xu Jingning responded calmly, temporarily suppressing his thoughts.
After that, they changed the subject and chatted casually about things on the show. The meal passed like this. During the meal, Xu Jingning found that Ning Qingzhuo was well-educated. Although he was arrogant and didn't pay attention to his social circle on weekdays, his etiquette was actually very decent. He would never open his mouth when he had something in his mouth, and he would try to avoid skin contact when interacting with others.
Some habits of being accustomed to gossip came to my mind. This young master has never been free from scandals, but his attitude has never been to respond or look back, as if he was only in a playful mood at that time and enjoyed teasing others.
So what kind of person is Ning Qingzhuo?
"Then let's stop here today. As you agreed, you owe me a favor." Ning Qingzhuo pursed his lips and curved his eyes, smiling like a child, "I'll treat you to this meal, remember what you promised me."
Xu Jingning smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't forget it."
"Well, how are you going to get back later? Will your assistant come to pick you up?"
At this point, Xu Jingning remembered that he was homeless.
But he hadn't mentioned the matter of staying overnight to Yan Xun yet.
Ning Qingzhuo didn't know what was going on in his mind, but he said something strange and hit the mark: "Or is it that Yan Xun is here to pick you up?"
Xu Jingning, who had just sent a message to Yan Xun, barely maintained his facial expression and pretended to be joking: "How did you think of this?"
Ning Qingzhuo forced himself to smile: "Well, intuition?"
Xu Jingning lowered her head to look at her phone, avoiding his words.
Lemon: Good evening, Teacher Yan. I wonder if I can still visit you tonight?
Yan Xun's message came back very quickly, with just a simple "OK".
The next sentence asked for the address: "Where are you, do you want me to pick you up?"
Xu Jingning was about to refuse, but he replied, "I don't trust other people to come to this community."
So Xu Jingning could only send the real-time location.
After waiting for a while, there was a gentle knock on the door. Ning Qingzhuo called out, "Come in!" and a tall and strong man pushed the door open and walked in.
As soon as Xu Jingning turned around, she was suppressed by the murderous aura of the superior. The man in front of her had sharp eyebrows and a cold face. His temperament and expression revealed that no strangers should approach.
He couldn't help but think of the first time he met Ning Qingzhuo. It was a similar feeling. The two of them were from the same world.
Seeing the man coming, Ning Qingzhuo's eyes lit up instantly. As if he didn't care about Xu Jingning's life or death, he took the initiative to run over and pounce on the man: "Brother! Why are you here?"
The man caught him in time and prevented him from succeeding, but he still held his arm to prevent him from slipping and falling: "I saw the spending records. If Uncle Ning knew you sneaked out, he would scold you."
Ning Qingzhuo, on the other hand, acted fearless: "My dad won't scold me, only you will bully me."
Xu Jingning quickly ducked his head and dodged, wishing he could dig a hole and leave here.
He seemed to have discovered something extraordinary.
Ning Qingzhuo was still pushing his luck, his tone gradually becoming sticky: "Are you coming to take me home?"
The man replied calmly: "Yeah."
"Then kiss me." Ning Qingzhuo didn't know what he was doing, and there was a sound of fabric rubbing against each other. "Give me a kiss and I'll go with you."
Xu Jingning's hand shook and half the cup of tea spilled out.
Xu Jingning: ...
Xu Jingning: So am I also a part of your PALY?
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