Chapter 54

Li Chu: “…Oh.”

He was not a particularly greedy person and did not like to eat much usually. However, since he was young, he had to dance to be thin, so he was used to avoiding certain foods. He was upset because Ji Mowei casually said behind his back that he was a little fat, so he managed to lose weight afterwards.

Regarding the matter of eating, I just wanted to find an excuse to talk to Su Ning. Otherwise, it would be tiring if we just talked about work.

But Shen Mingzheng is really strict.

But besides Li Chu, there are still people in the group who like to eat.

Lin Zhi happily put away the big red envelope, then sat next to Li Chu and watched the dishes pass by on the table. He has a physique that easily puts on weight, and he really doesn't dare to eat recently.

Especially since Zhou Chunqing was sitting next to them. She wasn't a celebrity anymore, so she didn't have to avoid any food. She ate with relish and even cruelly reminded them, "Tomorrow's clothes will be tight around the waist. You should be careful. That camera is notorious for making you look fatter."

Under everyone's gaze, she ate even more happily.

Li Chu saw Lin Zhi sitting next to him and first picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks and comforted him, "It's okay. You won't get fat if you eat occasionally. At most, you will have edema tomorrow. I'll get you up in the morning to exercise. A cup of black coffee will make it go away. It won't affect your performance, don't worry."

Lin Chi seemed to be inspired by something. He stuffed the well-cooked tender lobster meat into his mouth and chewed it happily while trying to push further: "Maybe I don't want to get up early to exercise either."

Li Chu was ruthless: "No, if you don't get up, I'll let Qu Shoubai bring Xiaohua to wake you up."

Xiaohua is the fat calico cat. The little cat doesn’t need to control its weight. It looks very happy just eating and playing every day.

Even without Shen Mingzheng, Li Chu was still very strict and would not relax at all.

Lin Zhi: “Woo woo.”

It can be seen that Su Ning has taken good care of their table.

The color is adjusted, and the ingredients are good, so there is no need for extra cooking methods, and you won’t feel burdened even if you eat more.

Although this party was held to celebrate Su Ning's promotion and the attendees were partners, it was a bit like a family dinner and everyone was quite relaxed. However, not long afterward, Su Ning received a phone call.

He was a little surprised because it was Lu Fei's call.

Last time, Boss Lu introduced him as a close friend, and because Glory was very popular and the endorsement effect was good, Su Ning missed Ji Xue, so they had been in contact. It was also a coincidence today. Lu Fei should have seen the news that he became the chairman, and he happened to be in Haicheng, so he called him and asked him if he wanted to congratulate him today.

Boss Lu was such an outgoing and casual person, so Su Ning couldn't refuse him, so he invited him over, saying they didn't want to talk about business, but just get together.

"Okay," Lü Fei laughed on the other end of the phone, "I'll bring Xiaoxue with me. It just so happens that she has nothing to do tonight and she's also free."

Speaking of Lu Fei, many people present knew him. After all, there were seven official spokespersons here. Liang Xiaoliang, who had a wide circle of friends, also knew Lu Fei. They were just nodding acquaintances, so he would not feel awkward coming here, as they were all having fun together.

Because Su Ning had told everyone in advance, when Lu Fei arrived, everyone present was ready. They stood up, greeted him, and then sat down again. But when Ji Xue beside him took off her sunglasses, the place was silent for a while.

This time, her clothes and makeup were more exquisite than last time, and she looked like a shining gem. Then she looked around and greeted everyone politely and reservedly.

Director Yao, who recognized Ji Xue, opened her mouth, but because Su Ning had already greeted her, she said nothing.

Lu Fei really likes and even enjoys such scenes. Even people in the entertainment industry who have seen many beauties will be shocked by the beauty of their fiancée. A person of his wealth will also have a feeling that his face and vanity are extremely satisfied.

This might be the reason why his family agreed to the engagement. Extreme beauty is a scarce resource.

But he was also quite surprised to see Su Ning, because Shen Mingzheng was beside Su Ning, and the rings on their hands looked like a pair.

Oh, so this is what it means to marry young.

Su Ning pulled Shen Mingzheng over and took the initiative to introduce him: "This is Shen Mingzheng from Shen's Pictures, the one who called me last time, my family member."

Lu Fei remembered, so he immediately became serious and shook hands with Shen Mingzheng: "Mr. Shen, I have heard of your name and have admired your great name for a long time. I didn't expect to see you here. I was wondering which powerful person had tied Su Ning to marry so early. Last time he answered the phone, he was still smiling. It turns out that the two of you are a couple."

"It's my fault. I shouldn't have only brought a promotion gift. I should have also brought a wedding gift."

Shen Mingzheng didn't know about this. It was the first time he heard Su Ning call him "family". He was stunned for a moment, then looked at Su Ning and couldn't suppress the smile.

Li Chu, who was sitting at the table nearby, witnessed his worthless smile and was a little speechless.

Smiling like an idiot.

They didn't participate in such a business occasion. At most, they nodded and said hello, and they would not come forward. This private room is quite large. If they don't want to socialize with them, they can just stay here. However, Lin Zhi, who was sitting next to him, swallowed the food in his mouth, quietly leaned over and said, "That sister is really beautiful."

Anyone who sees this face will be shocked. Zhou Chunqing, who was on the other side of him, agreed with this and kept staring at it.

What a beautiful lady, who wouldn’t like her!

But when Li Chu looked over there, his focus was different and he recognized who the person who attracted everyone's attention was.

When Su Ning was looking for someone, he also asked him if he had seen Ji Xue in the company. That was Ji Xue. Now it seems that the person has been found, but it doesn't seem to be smooth.

Lu Fei sat down and quickly mingled with everyone. He also casually explained why he came here. Tomorrow is the premiere of "Wushuangtu" in Haicheng, and Jianfeng has sent Lu Fei an invitation letter.

"I originally had no interest, but Xiaoxue has been in Rongcheng for too long and got bored, so I thought I'd just bring her back to play. Isn't her home here? It's just right for me to come back and visit my parents-in-law," he said. "By the way, are you going, Mr. Su?"

Jianfeng wanted to make peace, so he naturally sent them an invitation, but Su Ning would not go.

"Mingzheng and I both have things to do tomorrow, so we have to let other people from the company go," he said. "It's really unfortunate."

Chen Tao is an assistant sent by the family, so it is not easy for him to break off relations with the old man. Moreover, the old man has a strange temper. He hopes to prepare for the victory or defeat of the heirs, but there is no need to make a fight to the death. After all, they are all Shen family's industries. If there is a big fight, it is inevitable that the fisherman will benefit from the conflict between the snipe and the clam.

If the dispute becomes too intense, he will step out to mediate, which is somewhat like the emperor's art of balance.

Moreover, in the entertainment industry, people would bite each other to death behind their backs, but they have to maintain harmony on the surface. Chen Tao went to Shen's Pictures, and Su Hongda went to Guangying Entertainment.

Ji Xue smiled when she heard this and said, "I heard that this movie premiere is going to be very grand. Mr. Su is a very busy man, so it would be a pity if he can't come and see the excitement."

Afterwards, a few people sat there and chatted about some random things, not mentioning work. Lu Fei became interested and opened two bottles of wine.

The little idol's table was not allowed to drink alcohol, and this was not a drinking party. Everyone else basically had juice and tea, and someone even took the lead in ordering milk tea. Everyone did whatever they felt comfortable with.

However, Mr. Liang Xiaoliang cannot live without alcohol. He had brought a bottle of liquor with him, which was aged white liquor. He and the coal boss Su Hongda drank more than half of the bottle. They were both big drinkers and their eyes were still clear at the end. After Lu Fei came, he ordered two bottles of very expensive foreign liquor, saying that it was to congratulate Su Ning.

Su Ning has worked his way up through drinking events of all sizes in his life, but he has no addiction to alcohol. For him, drinking is just a social tool. He knows that Shen Mingzheng hardly drinks, so he took it over himself.

No one urged him on this occasion. He just drank a few glasses out of courtesy. It was nothing. Most of the drinks were drunk by the people who ordered them. However, he did not expect that the white wine Liang Xiaoliang brought was so powerful, especially when it was mixed with foreign wine, and this person's alcohol tolerance was really average.

At the beginning, there was nothing special about it. The wine had a subtle sweet taste when I drank it, and it was very smooth. After a while, the alcohol started to take effect.

Lu Fei was an even bigger drinker, and while chatting with Liang Xiaoliang he drank a few more glasses of white wine, then collapsed and fell asleep.

Ji Xue's slender figure couldn't hold him, so she let him lean on the sofa over there. Fearing that he would catch a cold, she asked the waiter for a blanket to cover him. She sat aside and told people around her not to be nervous.

"He's just drunk, nothing's wrong," she said softly, "I've called the housekeeper, someone will pick him up soon. We'll stay here for a while longer, Mr. Su, don't you mind?"

But Su Ning himself couldn't answer this question.

He just drank a little out of curiosity and was now half awake and unable to stand up. Shen Mingzheng did not leave him there alone and sat beside him and let him lean on him.

Shen Mingzheng answered for him: "It's okay, Miss Ji, please wait here for a while. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us."

He then looked at Su Ning again, his tone softened, and he said helplessly: "You, why don't you go back? We are all acquaintances, and they won't care if they see you drunk. Don't be curious and drink that sip in the future."

Su Ning shook his head and insisted: "I'm not drunk."

That's what drunks say.

Shen Mingzheng didn't argue with him. He grabbed him and planned to carry him back.

Li Chu came over at this time.

He had been a little worried when he saw the scene over there, and the time had come for the seven people to say goodbye.

The young idols have plans tomorrow and need to make sure they have enough rest time, so they can't stay here too long. Qu Shoubai and the others followed behind, intending to wish their general agent a successful promotion before leaving.

Su Ning kept his eyes open. When he saw them coming, before Li Chu could say anything, he reached into his clothes and took out a few more red envelopes, wondering, "Huh? Why isn't it enough?"

"Because you've already sent it out," Li Li reminded him, "We've all received red envelopes."

But Su Ning didn't seem to listen much.

He tried hard again and stuffed all the extra red envelopes he had prepared into their hands. He smiled with a smile and said, "Take them all and go buy something, or give them to your friends. Let's have fun together."

He was very insistent, so Qu Shoubai, who was standing in front, could only reach out and take it. Everyone knew that he was drunk, and they didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but they still had to say congratulations before leaving.

Su Ning caught the key words from their words this time, smiled and said thank you, then looked at Li Chu carefully, as if he finally recognized him, and said: "Ah, it's Xiao Chu."

"I have something very important to tell you, something that makes you happier than me becoming the chairman of the company... Do you remember the teacher I found for you before the competition?"

Li Chu nodded. It was difficult to hire that teacher. He still remembered that it was particularly difficult for Su Ning to fight for him at that time.

"Now I'm the boss! I can take that teacher's class all the time, and I don't have to wait anymore," Su Ning leaned on Shen Mingzheng's shoulder and looked at them, smiling again, "Isn't it great?"

He thought for a moment, then looked at the others behind Li Chu and added, "There will be more amazing teachers. I'm going to look for them all."

When he said this, his tone was as if he was sharing candy with other kids, and there was a rare bit of boasting in it. After he finished speaking, he smiled at them, as if waiting for praise.

This is the benefit of having money and a say.

Everyone now thinks that Glory is a cash cow. It is not the time when we said that debuting on a talent show would mean the peak of Xiufen in seven days. But even at this time, we must keep learning all the time.

Su Ning has put forward higher requirements for them, and it cannot be just empty talk. Of course, it is also necessary to create a sufficient environment for them. This kind of planning must be done in advance.

Shen Mingzheng stroked his hair, then took over the conversation and said, "You have too many schedules recently. I wanted to talk to you later. After all, you will have time for training after the promotion period."

"Whether it's music or stage training, your boss and I have found the best teachers in the country. If there are still people who want to cooperate, just tell the executive agent around you. We will do our best to fight for it. Everyone has worked very hard during this period. Thank you for your hard work."

“I hope this is not the end for you, but just the beginning of your great success.”

After hearing this, the seven people were silent for a while.

There is no need to explain Su Ning's good intentions, and he did not need them to express their gratitude. Only Lin Zhi, who had eaten his fill, said firmly, "Okay, I will definitely get up early and exercise tomorrow!"

Su Ning did not avoid other people when he said this, so Ji Xue, who was waiting for someone to come nearby, also saw it.

Just at this moment, Lu Fei's housekeeper came with some people and helped him out. These people were also very respectful to Ji Xue and put a new coat on her. Lu Fei and his group followed the little idol out.

A bunch of people were mixed together, she and Li Chu walked one after the other, and the other people in the group were still asking him about his teacher. In fact, they had seen some of him when they were shooting MVs and in the recording studio, not to mention seniors like the Blue Hat.

Asking a capable teacher for guidance was a precious opportunity for everyone, so Li Chu accepted all the requests.

Then Ji Xue heard him speak.

"...If there is a chance, you can get to know Su Ning better," Li Chu said, "He is different from others. He is really a good person."

I don’t know who I was saying this to on purpose.

Ji Xue, who was walking behind, glanced at him, curled up the corners of her mouth and smiled, but did not comment.

However, when she got on the car, she still looked at the group of little idols who were gathered together and chattering. These were popular idols. The car to pick them up was coming over. Several people gathered together to open red envelopes, and then laughed and discussed the future. They were obviously full of energy.

When the four idols first debuted, it was hard to see that these seven people had such vitality.

Su Ning does have the ability to teach people.

Ji Xue looked at him for a while, then glanced at Lu Fei who was sleeping beside her. He came over to hold her hand in a daze, and she did not dodge. She turned around and said to the driver, "Let's go."

Today's banquet is over and everyone is very happy.

Just because Liang Xiaoliang poured a curious amount of wine, even the protagonist Su Ning fell asleep. He was carried back home by Shen Mingzheng.

Thinking back, it was the same when they first met, when Su Ning was drunk and taken home by Shen Mingzheng. But this time was very different. The next day, when Su Ning woke up, he was stunned by the following thing:

He actually slept on the bed in the master bedroom.

At the same time, Shen Mingzheng was standing aside, his hands still on Su Ning's waist, his eyes closed. Although the two of them were not completely covered, it was almost there.

Su Ning: ...

He moved a little closer to the bed and fell into deep thought.

It is normal for a legal couple to sleep in the same bed, but someone as insensitive to love as Su Ning was still confused for a while and couldn't react.

And Su Ning was not completely deaf. He remembered a lot of what happened last night after he woke up.

Su Ning was not drunk and was a little sober when he got home at night. Shen Mingzheng wanted to help him wash up, but he refused and insisted on washing himself. However, his brain was still a little unclear, and he poured the water in the mouthwash cup onto his bed.

So he couldn't sleep on that bed anymore and had to sleep in the master bedroom.

Shen Mingzheng originally wanted to go out and sleep, leaving this room for him, but Su Ning was not very honest and he tossed around for almost the entire night, and then... it turned out like this.

I will never drink Liang Xiaoliang's wine again.

Su Ning thought sadly.

He wanted to get out of bed carefully, but Shen Mingzheng woke up as soon as the quilt was hooked, and he held him back by the waist.

"Where are you going?" Shen Mingzheng asked, "Do you have a headache?"

Su Ning: ...

He didn't have a headache, but now he has a little pain in his head.