Chapter 4: Sorry, I've become a good person and blocked all other paths, letting her...
After dinner, Chen Ziyou suggested playing golf. Song Mingyuan wanted to go back to work, and Zhou Yangze said, "No, I have to go back to work too."
Chen Ziyou climbed onto his shoulders and said, "Second Young Master, what are you afraid of? When you were taken into Zhou Corporation before, didn't you just leave whenever you wanted?"
"Sorry, I've changed my ways." Then she ruthlessly brushed his hand away. "I won't say any more to you. I'm going to be late this afternoon."
In the end, Chen Ziyou was left alone in the wind, unable to recover for a long time from the fact that Zhou Yangze had "turned over a new leaf".
So he is the only unemployed vagrant now!
On the way back, Du Ningyou glanced to the left from time to time, as if he was about to say something but hesitated. Zhou Yangze said directly: "If you have something to say, just say it."
"Um...did you decide to work at Zhou Corporation because of what I said yesterday?"
"It has nothing to do with you. I was tricked into this job by my brother. But I'm quite interested in the project he recently gave me, so I decided to stay and complete it."
"Really?"
"Do you think I'm that kind of psychologically fragile? If I could change my mind so easily just because of a few words, my parents wouldn't have been so troubled for so long."
That’s true, Du Ningyou smiled.
After a while, Zhou Yangze asked, "You said you wanted to find a stable backer. Do you have anyone to choose?"
"Not yet, I'm still looking." Suddenly she thought of something and leaned closer to the person next to her with a flattering look on her face. "You have more connections than I do. If you find someone suitable, please recommend me."
Zhou Yangze was so angry that he almost laughed, "You really..."
"What's wrong?"
"I mean... you're such a clever little bastard. Don't worry, leave this to me. With our relationship, I'll definitely help you find someone."
"Wow, Zhou Yangze, you are so kind! I will definitely thank you after this is done."
"Okay."
He would definitely help her choose carefully.
The Zhou family started out mainly in film and television entertainment. Although the number of film and television projects and variety shows produced is not large, they are all high-quality products with good reputation and ratings. After the eldest son Zhou Mingcheng took over, he also developed emerging technology businesses. Both are very popular, and the Zhou family's stock price has also risen in recent years.
As for the variety show in Zhou Yangze's hands, it has now aired eight seasons. It focuses on slow-paced rural variety shows. When it was first launched, it attracted many fans because of its warm, healing yet funny style.
"The premiere of the variety show 'Taoyuan Life Notes' had a 3.2% viewership rating, 1.56 billion online views, and 5.2 billion online topic reads. However, the latest season's ratings are less than 1%, with 460 million online views and less than 1 billion topic reads. Analysis shows that the main reasons for the decline are: lack of innovation, competition from similar variety shows, and competition for users from short video content..."
After listening to Manager Wu's analysis, Zhou Yangze nodded and began to arrange the work. "Everyone now has a basic understanding of the situation of this variety show. What I mean is that we should make some modifications based on the original foundation and think about how to attract as many new viewers as possible while retaining the existing fan base, and also to win back the old ones who have lapsed. Next, I would like to ask Sister Zhang to bring your team members to give me three suitable plans within this week. If there is anything that needs to be coordinated, please let me know immediately."
"Okay, don't worry, Second Young Master."
"Okay, that's all for today, let's adjourn."
After everyone left, Zhou Yangze let out a long sigh, and his whole body changed from sitting upright to lazily lying in the chair.
Alas, I used to be free and easy, so now I’m not used to working seriously all of a sudden.
If it weren't for Du Ningyou, he wouldn't have come to suffer this. In fact, he could have just ignored it like before, but when he thought that those words came from Du Ningyou's mouth, he couldn't ignore them at all. He had to get up in the middle of the night to motivate himself when he thought about it.
He must let her see that he is not just a playboy who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. If Young Master Zhou makes up his mind, there is nothing he can't do!
After a hard day, Zhou Yangze invited Chen Ziyou and Song Mingyuan to the bar for a drink. Chen Ziyou rushed over excitedly after entering the bar, "Woo, woo, I thought you were really going to abandon me and start working hard. I'd be so lonely then."
Zhou Yangze pushed the person away with disdain. "You're right. I want to work hard, but going to work doesn't affect my time off work. If you have anything to do, let's meet after get off work."
"Second Young Master, what's irritating you?"
"Can't I just turn over a new leaf and become a prodigal son?"
"Tsk~"
Song Mingyuan poured a glass of wine for the two of them and himself. They clinked glasses together, then leaned back on the sofa elegantly and with dignity.
"Second Young Master, do you have something to talk to us about tonight?"
"Yes, I want you to help me collect information about some eligible men in Huaicheng."
Chen Ziyou asked curiously, "Why are you collecting this? You don't have any sisters of the right age at home."
"Just find someone. The requirements are between 23 and 28, from a wealthy family, and good-looking. Other than that, there must be factors that make marriage unsuitable, like a difficult future mother-in-law, family intrigue, an unforgettable love interest, or a seemingly polite person with a chaotic life behind the scenes."
"Wait." Chen Ziyou really couldn't figure out what he was trying to do. "I understand the first few points, but are you serious about the rest of your requests?"
Song Mingyuan smiled and explained Chen Ziyou's doubts: "I guess these people were chosen for Ning You. The Second Young Master didn't want her to find someone else but couldn't bring himself to do so, so he had to block other avenues and leave her with no choice."
Zhou Yangze rolled his eyes at Song Mingyuan uncomfortably, "Song Fox, you talk too much."
Chen Ziyou laughed heartily. "I understand now. Don't worry, Second Young Master. I will definitely help you with this matter."
After everything was arranged, several people started to have a drink.
After a while, Zhou Yangze received a message from Du Ningyou.
"Cute.GIF"
"Brother Aze, I'd like to find a time to formally explain our marriage to my uncle and aunt. What time do you think would be convenient?"
Seeing this, Zhou Yangze first drank a glass of wine, then got up, found a quiet place and called her.
Du Ningyou had already taken a shower and was lying in bed. When he answered the phone and heard the background voice on his end, he knew, "You went to the bar again?"
"Just Chen Ziyou and Song Huli, no one else."
"Oh, did you see the message I sent you?"
"I see. I don't think there's any need to rush for now."
"Why?"
"Didn't you ask me to help you find a marriage partner? What if I don't find the right one and you have to marry me? It's so troublesome to cancel it again and again. And if I cancel it, it will cost you a different price if you want to marry me again."
"I am..." Du Ningyou braked in time. Although he wanted to refute him, he was afraid that his words would come true. The more tough he was now, the more humble he would become in the future.
After a long silence, he finally managed to utter: "Okay, I won't explain for now."
Zhou Yangze returned to the box in a good mood after finishing the call. After thinking for a while, he recorded a video and sent it to her with the text: "Look, there is really no one else."
After sending the message, he crossed his legs and leaned comfortably on the sofa, looking at the words "The other party is typing..." above the chat box. His posture was arrogant but also revealed a sense of leisure.
But after a long while, there was still no message. I couldn't help but mutter, "What are you thinking about? It's been so long and it hasn't healed yet. Could it be that you are obsessed with my handsomeness and can't extricate yourself?"
After a few minutes, I finally received a reply, but it was: "Wow, Brother Mingyuan is so handsome from this angle. Shyly covering his face.GIF"
Zhou Yangze was so angry that he immediately clicked to retract the video, but found that the time had already passed. He had no choice but to turn off the phone and throw it aside in a huff, then drank another glass of wine.
On the other side, Du Ningyou saw that he didn't reply, and probably imagined that the arrogant Zhou Ershao was probably sulking by himself again.
Putting down his phone and rolling on the bed, Du Ningyou sighed facing the ceiling.
Why……
Zhou Yangze is actually a nice guy. Although he always looks impatient on the surface, he actually takes good care of her.
When she was in school, I knew she liked the small cakes made by her aunt, so I brought them to her every day. Every time, she would say with a look of disgust: "My mom is stuffing cakes into my mouth again. I won't eat them. You take them."
When she is in a bad mood, he will try all kinds of ways to cheer her up. On rainy days, he would rather get wet himself than give her an umbrella, although he always has all kinds of lame excuses. When she accidentally bumped into something and her eyes became red, although Zhou Yangze called her a "squeamish girl", he would involuntarily be gentler when putting the Band-Aid on her.
During his adolescence, Zhou Yangze would sometimes tease her on purpose, but as soon as she pouted or frowned, he would immediately stop, sit next to her with a guilty look on his face, and comfort her helplessly...
Thinking of this, Du Ningyou smiled gently.
But...
She has seen those model wives in the circle, who are either good at socializing and behaving well, or virtuous and able to take care of the family. A little loser like herself can do nothing except spending money and being cute. Although Uncle Zhou and Aunt Shen love her very much now, when Brother Zhou marries a model wife in the future, when the two are compared, won't the difference be immediately apparent?
If I continue like this for a long time, I'm afraid people will dislike me.
Why……
Sister Zhang led the planning team to come up with three plans according to Zhou Yangze's requirements, among which everyone was most satisfied with the variety show + charity format.
This idea was proposed by Zhu Xue. Originally, she was not in Zhou Yangze's planning team, but with this idea, she successfully won an opportunity from Sister Zhang. Now she will go on stage to report to everyone.
"Our idea is to choose a remote and impoverished mountain village, with each group of guests taking charge of a family. They earn supplies for their respective families by completing tasks. This creates competition and makes the show interesting, while still maintaining the original warm and healing style, showcasing the peaceful and prosperous rural life..."
After she finished her report, Zhou Yangze pressed her, "Besides the public welfare aspect of the show, are there other aspects? Since we've chosen the format of variety show + public welfare, we can't just do it for show."
"Of course, our idea is to cooperate with charitable foundations and attract social funds through this program to truly solve the village's infrastructure problems and pave a way for prosperity."
"Does the Foundation have any suitable options?"
"After discussions within our team, we all agreed that the Youran Foundation's reputation and brand image are very consistent with the concept of our program. If possible, we hope to strive for cooperation with the Youran Foundation."
"Then I'll stick with You Ran for now. I know the person in charge, so I'll try contacting them first."
"Hurrah!"
Zhu Xue smiled sweetly. She had practiced many times in advance for today's report and even put on beautiful makeup, hoping to leave a good impression on Zhou Yangze.
However, Zhou Yangze had no idea. It didn't matter to him what happened to Zhu Xue. He wouldn't deliberately kick her out of the team to avoid suspicion. Once she joined his project team, she had to play a corresponding role. As long as she completed the work seriously and didn't do other unnecessary things, he wouldn't care.
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