Newback suits are one of the largest clothing brands in China and are also well-known internationally.

It mainly follows the route of luxury, elegance and high-end. The lowest price of each finished suit is more than 10,000 yuan, and those are basically clearance items. As for the suits actually sold on the counter, any one of them is priced in the tens of thousands.

Half a year ago, the suit that Lu Yuan wore when he stood in front of Wang Jinxue to persuade Wang Jinxue to make his first investment was from the Newbuck brand.

Even though the suit had been passed through many hands and no one knew how many levels it had, it still looked quite respectable on Lu Yuan and there was no sign of wear and tear at all, which invisibly demonstrated the quality and specifications of the Newbuck suit brand.

February 24th, the twelfth day of the first lunar month, was sunny.

Shen Lianjie got out of the car wearing a Newback suit. He asked the driver to wait in the yard, straightened his clothes, and walked towards the Newback Building in front.

The Newark Building is located in a bustling area of ​​Shanghai. Standing at the foot of the building makes you feel inexplicably insignificant.

This is a brand deterrent.

Shen Lianjie was naturally very happy.

He walked very slowly, each step was so elegant and he looked very gentlemanly. Before entering the building, he deliberately looked at the mirror next to him.

He paused in front of the mirror for a moment and gave a smile that he thought was very charming.

The person in the mirror is handsome and looks just like the tall, rich and handsome guy in idol dramas.

Shen Lianjie let out a breath.

In fact, if you don’t become a director, being an actor is also pretty good.

He felt that his style was no less impressive than any young hunk in the circle today.

Moreover, judging from his temperament, he seems to have more aristocratic air than the young handsome guys.

Everything is fine.

That’s right!

If I use some backdoor, maybe I'll have a chance to get the endorsement of Newbuck suits?

At this moment, Shen Lianjie's heart began to swell uncontrollably.

The more he thought about it, the deeper the smile on Shen Lianjie's face became.

He felt that his arrogance was justified!

Even reasonable, isn't it?

He is handsome, has good temperament, is talented, and has some connotation. He is a top student from a well-known foreign academic institution and has won countless literary and artistic awards during his time at school. Isn't this connotation?

The more he thought about it, the more Shen Lianjie felt that he was suitable for the job. He also felt that there was no future in being a director.

To be honest, he has been feeling a little discouraged recently.

I've been so unlucky for the past six months!

Shen Lianjie has been hit hard enough by this director's behavior. He encountered Lu Yuan, a jerk, twice when his movies were released. Both times, he was beaten by Lu Yuan and lost his temper. Both times, his movies were aborted halfway to make room for this jerk...

And the second time he gave up his position, he had no way of reasoning.

It was the order from the higher-ups to make me obey the arrangements.

sweat!

Is it still interesting for me to be a director if I continue like this?

Damn it!

Could this bastard just shut up?

Lu Yuan was against me in every way, as if he was in anal sex with me.

I just looked down on him a little at the beginning. Is it necessary for him to be so petty?

Forget it, I won’t think about this person anymore.

Anyway, you won’t see this person here, right?

Shen Lianjie shook his head, trying hard to put Lu Yuan's silly smile out of his mind, and walked into the building with all his heart.

But……

Life is full of ups and downs, this is the truth.

Once a person starts to have bad luck, even drinking cold water will get stuck in your teeth.

The person you least want to see, the person you hate the most, will often appear in front of you.

"Ah, Director Shen, long time no see, how are you doing recently?"

A familiar voice appeared in Shen Lianjie's ears. After hearing this voice, Shen Lianjie almost suffocated. Then he pretended not to hear it, did not look at the source of the voice, quickened his pace and tried to walk forward.

But……

But Lu Yuan just had no idea what was going on.

"Director Shen is dressed very handsomely today!"

Instead, Lu Yuan appeared under Shen Lianjie's eyes with a silly smile on his face.

"Oh, it's Director Lu. Director Lu is still as charming as ever. Congratulations on your box office success."

Shen Lianjie wanted to slap Lu Yuan away, but he couldn't do that.

He could only look at Lu Yuan with a very polite and gentlemanly smile, and at the same time greeted Lu Yuan in a language that he almost vomited.

"Style, I don't have any style at all. Actually, Director Shen, I've been feeling a little weird and embarrassed recently. I feel sorry for you. Well, I actually want to apologize to you in person, but I don't know how to say it. How about Director Shen, how about I treat you to dinner later?" Lu Yuan was wearing very ordinary sportswear, and he didn't even look like a big star or a big director. Even his voice sounded very humble and sincere. He stood in front of Shen Lianjie with an apologetic smile, which easily made people think that one was a rebellious rich second generation and the other was an ordinary person who worked diligently.

The contrast is really strong.

"Sorry, Director Lu, I have something else to do later and I don't have time."

Have dinner with Lu Yuan?

Shen Lianjie doesn't even want to hear Lu Yuan's voice, so how can he have the leisure to have dinner with Lu Yuan?

Do you think I'm disgusting enough?

He has nothing to say about the fact that "Buried Alive" squeezed out his own "Capital City" and caused it to fail and be taken off the shelves. After all, "Capital City" was indeed not up to standard in terms of quality. But what about the fact that your "Wanderer" made "Best Summer" half dead?

A movie that could have made a lot of money was turned into a break-even movie by you.

What are you trying to do?

"Ah, Director Shen, although we may have had some conflicts before, that is all in the past. I don't think we should dwell on the past. Director Shen, I would like to sincerely apologize to you here. In fact, I still respect you very much." Lu Yuan continued with that silly smile.

In fact, he has been reading some books on business management recently.

There is a very good saying in the book: If you really want to do business, then don't bear grudges, and don't always hate your competitors. Who knows, today's competitors may become partners tomorrow? You must be magnanimous.

Lu Yuan felt that this sentence really said a lot.

In the past, if he met Shen Lianjie now, he would turn around and leave without saying a word, the farther away the better, but now he felt that he should say hello and say what he needed to say.

"Director Lu, we have never been enemies, but we just really don't have time." Shen Lianjie continued to deal with Lu Yuan with a smile.

"Oh, then you're not free this afternoon. Are you free in two days?"

"I'm going to France in two days."

"Oh, that's a pity." Lu Yuan shook his head in disappointment.

He felt that he had made a very sincere invitation, but since the other party totally refused, there was really no need for him to continue to work hard for the other party.

"Yeah, I'm sorry. By the way, I have something else to do. Director Lu, I'm leaving first."

"Yeah, okay."

Lu Yuan nodded and waved to Shen Lianjie.

Shen Lianjie was really disgusted by Lu Yuan. He didn't want to see Lu Yuan for even a second.

Do you know what this feeling is?

It's like I'm shitting on your head and then asking you if my posture isn't elegant enough and if I should continue in a more humble manner.

Who the hell can stand this?

After taking the elevator to the 17th floor where his uncle was, Shen Lianjie suddenly felt something strange.

What is this guy doing here?

Never mind. Whatever he does here is none of my business.

Lu Yuan looked at the direction Shen Lianjie left and shook his head.

He knew that Shen Lianjie had a strong hostility towards him. After all, he had done a lot of ridiculous things half a year ago.

But that was half a year ago, right?

Who hasn’t done something ridiculous when they were young?

Can't you just sit down and have a good meal and chat like adults?

Are you afraid that I won’t treat you?

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, just ran into an old friend."

"Oh, okay, let's go upstairs and sign the contract first. By the way, what do you want to eat for lunch? How about we go for Western food..."

"Just anything. I'm not very hungry and I don't really like steak."

"Well, okay, by the way, how are you thinking about fitness?"

"All right."

"Then I'll ask Wu Tingting to sign you up."

"good."

Not long after Shen Lianjie left, Wang Jinxue came over wearing glasses, and then looked strangely at Lu Yuan, who had a deflated and strange expression on his face.

What's wrong with this guy?

Is your cold not healed yet?

However, Wang Jinxue didn't care much about it and continued to chat with Lu Yuan about other things.

…

"Uncle."

"Oh, Lianjie, you're here. Come on, take a seat. You've worked hard on this journey."

"It's not hard, uncle. How are you doing recently? Did you receive the ginseng I sent to you this morning?"

"Okay, I got it. Sorry for your trouble. Come on, what kind of tea would you like?"

"No, uncle."

"Haha, Lian Jie, I heard about your story. Actually, there's nothing you can do about box office failure. Who hasn't failed before? Take Zhang Tong for example. He was worse than you when he was young, but isn't he still a big director at Tianyu now? Just get through it."

"Um, uncle, I didn't come here to talk to you about this today. I just want to talk to you about cooperation."

"Cooperation? What cooperation?"

"It's about the previous issue of the endorsement cooperation between our company's Han Lu and your Newbuck. In fact, I don't think you need to go to Tianyu to find a co-spokesperson. Our spokesperson Huajin is really good."

"Tianyu? We did contact Tianyu before, but we rejected it."

"You didn't consider Tianyu?"

"Yeah, that's right. With your relationship, how could we possibly consider Tianyu?"

"Oh, uncle... Actually, I think that Han Lu, this young man, is not qualified to be the spokesperson for our Newbuck. We should really replace him."

"Yes, the gap is really big, and Mr. Wang is not very satisfied with him. There is nothing we can do about it."

"Uncle, do you think I am suitable?" At this time, Shen Lianjie suddenly looked at his uncle in front of him and suddenly recommended himself.

"Well... I did consider you before, and you are suitable, but... actually, the endorsement has already been decided."

"Who has been chosen?"

"This is a secret that cannot be told."

"Uncle, given our relationship, can't we talk about it?"

"Ahem, ahem, actually it's okay to tell you the truth..." Just when the middle-aged man was about to say something, there was a knock on the door. The middle-aged man stopped talking: "Come in!"

"Mr. Li, this is Lu Yuan's contract. Please sign it. Once you sign, the formalities will be completed."

"Oh, okay." The middle-aged man took the contract and nodded.

"Lu Yuan's contract, what contract of Lu Yuan?" Shen Lianjie suddenly suffocated after hearing this voice.

Subconsciously, I felt a chill down my spine.

He had a bad feeling.

"Hey, Lian Jie, it seems that I can't hide it from you anymore. In fact, we have already decided on Lu Yuan as the spokesperson for Newbuck. President Wang is very satisfied with Lu Yuan..."

“…”

"Lianjie?"

“…”

"Lianjie?"

“…”

"Are you okay?"

"Uncle... I'm fine. I suddenly feel a little tired and I want to go out for a walk."

"Well, okay. After I sign the documents and complete the formalities, we can have a good meal together."

“…”

…

Shen Lianjie left the office.

Just after leaving the office and walking into the corridor, he saw Lu Yuan standing with a very tall beauty, talking about something...

Shen Lianjie turned around subconsciously...

"Uh? Director Shen, you're here too? What a coincidence?"

“…”

After seeing Shen Lianjie, Lu Yuan continued to smile foolishly, and seemed to be moving closer to say hello without any intention.

“……” Shen Lianjie closed his eyes.

This moment...

he……

His mentality is a little broken.