Chapter 34 - Meeting the Rival
Chapter 34 - Meeting the Rival
In the few seconds when Duan Yunhong walked towards him, Ning Fei made a quick judgment in his mind.
——Do you want to step out of the camera and let these two perform on their own?
But Ning Fei was really worried about Gu Hechen's fatal mouth. If he suddenly went crazy and said something explosive, all Ning Fei's hard work in the past six months would be in vain. So in a flash, Ning Fei decided not to retreat.
At this moment, Duan Yunhong stopped in front of the two of them. He glanced at Ning Fei, then turned his gaze to Gu Hechen and extended his hand to him: "I've heard a lot about you, Mr. Gu. I'm Duan Yunhong, the artist director of ST."
"Mr. Duan." Gu Hechen was still very polite when he put on airs. He shook hands with Duan Yunhong and said some polite words, "I have heard of your great name for a long time. Seeing in person is better than hearing a hundred times."
Duan Yunhong said: "I thought Mr. Duan would come to the show in the evening, why is he here so early? The production team didn't inform us that there would be a surprise guest."
Ning Fei felt that there was something wrong with these words, and seemed to be questioning Gu Hechen's intention. But he wasn't sure if he was being too sensitive, so he waited and saw what would happen.
Gu Hechen didn't know if he could tell something was wrong, but he still maintained his decency and replied calmly, "I just came here today to check on Cen Xi's class. I didn't mean to disturb your filming process."
"In that case, why don't you go to the front and take a closer look? It's Mr. Su's photo session soon. He should come here after finishing his makeup. Mr. Gu should want to see it more clearly." Duan Yunhong smiled and introduced slowly, "By the way, we have invited the internationally renowned photographer Albert to be the main photographer today. He should be able to take great photos of Mr. Su."
Ning Fei: ...Tsk!
He was beginning to suspect that Duan Yunhong mentioned Albert on purpose, otherwise how could it be so coincidental and bring up something that was out of context. But as a director of such a big company, would Duan Yunhong be aware of such scandals of other models? Or is it that Duan Yunhong is constantly targeting Su Cenxi, so he has specially collected all the information about him so that he can "use it as he pleases"?
Thinking of this, Ning Fei suddenly began to wonder whether Duan Yunhong had deliberately pushed Albert to take the photos for the finals. But this thought only flashed through Ning Fei's mind, because he couldn't figure out the purpose of Duan Yunhong doing this. Do you want to make Gu Hechen angry and hinder Su Cenxi's work? But how could he predict whether Gu Hechen would know and whether he would do something? Ning Fei herself had never expected that Gu Hechen would rush to the scene directly, so how could Duan Yunhong predict the future?
But no matter what Duan Yunhong originally thought, the fact is that Gu Hechen did appear at the scene and was indeed dissatisfied with Albert. Duan Yunhong even brought a camera to add fuel to the fire. Ning Fei was really annoyed by these men who insisted on causing trouble.
As expected, faced with Duan Yunhong’s invitation, Gu Hechen was easily tricked. He nodded directly and said, "It would be best if I could take a closer look."
What a bullshit! Ning Fei really wanted to glare at Duan Yunhong, but the camera was right in front of him, so he had to put on a polite expression and inserted himself into the conversation seemingly naturally: "In that case, Mr. Gu, please come this way. Our studio staff are all over there..."
"Let's have Mr. Gu come to the front of the screen and look at it." Duan Yunhong suggested again, "The screen will show every photo taken by Albert in real time, and you can also clearly see the shooting scene. If Mr. Gu doesn't mind being on camera, will you come with me?"
Gu Hechen: "Okay."
Ning Fei: ...
What else can he say? He could only follow the two men silently, pretending to be Gu Hechen's temporary assistant, but in fact he was guarding against Gu Hechen "making mistakes" from a close distance. However, this also exposed Ning Fei himself to the camera, making it very difficult for him to make any flexible arrangements.
Duan Yunhong's few words put Ning Fei in a very passive situation.
All Ning Fei could do was to "fight back".
The group returned to the screen. Duan Yunhong took the initiative to arrange a seat for Gu Hechen. When he turned around, he met Ning Fei's gaze.
Ning Fei narrowed his eyes slightly, Duan Yunhong smiled slightly, and the two avoided looking at each other.
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Su Cenxi came back after putting on makeup and suddenly saw Gu Hechen in front of the screen. She was stunned for a moment.
There was no way out. The program crew stopped the person who tried to inform him that "her boyfriend came to visit her", saying that they wanted to capture a surprise scene for Su Cenxi. As a result, Su Cenxi was shocked and did not show any joy. Instead, she subconsciously looked in Albert's direction.
Then he came over with a somewhat flustered look, and forced a smile to look at his boyfriend: "Why are you here?"
"I just happened to have some free time, so I came to visit you." Gu Hechen held his hand, "I'll leave after watching you take photos, and I'll come to see your fashion show in the evening."
Su Cenxi immediately sensed the hidden meaning in his words, and her eyes involuntarily turned to Ning Fei behind her, as if asking for help.
Ning Fei: Headache.
A domineering boss who does whatever he wants without any scruples, and a model who has no acting skills and can't hide his thoughts. These teammates are really difficult to lead. If this really happens, tomorrow, no, tonight, gossip about these three people will spread all over the Internet.
Ning Fei could only pretend to bring water to Su Cenxi in an inappropriate manner, walked up to him and said, "Come on, don't be nervous, just pretend that Mr. Gu doesn't exist."
The tone of this statement sounded like a joke, but it was actually the truth. But this is not something that can be done just by saying it, and Su Cenxi's face immediately turned stiff. Ning Fei wanted to sigh as he watched, fearing that Su Cenxi would be affected and would be worse than the other contestants.
Just then, Albert's previous filming work was completed.
He was so focused on taking pictures that he didn't care what happened next. When he turned his head, his sight immediately fell on Su Cenxi, and then moved to the face of Gu Hechen who was holding Su Cenxi's hand. Ning Fei knew that he was in trouble.
——Don’t come!
Unfortunately, God did not hear Ning Fei's prayers, and Albert walked straight over.
"Hi, Xixi, long time no see! You are still as radiant as ever!"
I don’t know if Albert did it on purpose, but in any case, he only had Su Cenxi in his eyes, and completely ignored the “strange people” next to him: “Finally, I’m going to take a picture of you. This makeup and styling suits you very well. We will definitely be able to work together to record the most beautiful moments!”
He actually always speaks in an exaggerated way, but he becomes more enthusiastic and extroverted when facing Su Cenxi. Su Cenxi didn't pay much attention to him before, and would only force a smile at most when he was not working. Today, she didn't even dare to give him an awkward smile, and she rarely even made eye contact with him. She just kept glancing at Ning Fei.
Ning Fei could almost hear Su Cenxi's inner voice - save me, save me, save me...
To be honest, in front of the camera, Ning Fei was actually prepared to observe the situation first and not take action unless it was absolutely necessary. But seeing that Gu Hechen's eyes were getting colder and colder, and Duan Yunhong didn't even say a word to introduce Gu Hechen, what else could Ning Fei do? He had no choice but to accept his fate and settle the score with this guy later.
"Then we'll go in and get ready first, Mr. Gu."
In public - or rather, in the gazes of everyone watching gossip - Ning Fei, the staff member who shouldn't have opened the microphone, spoke in a natural tone. He reached out and gently pulled Su Cenxi's other hand, and said to Gu Hechen: "Please stay here, wait a moment."
The tone was very respectful, but Ning Fei deliberately emphasized the words "wait here" in an attempt to pin Gu Hechen here. Gu Hechen was actually still unhappy, but he also knew the importance of the matter. Ning Fei gave him face, so he went down the stairs.
"Then go ahead." Gu Hechen finally let go of Su Cenxi and smiled at him, "I'll watch here, don't be nervous."
Ning Fei was about to take Su Cenxi away when Albert suddenly asked, "Who are you?"
Ning Fei: ...
Tsk, I expected Gu Hechen to give me face, and expected Duan Yunhong not to interfere, but I didn't expect this weird person Albert.
Gu Hechen seemed to be waiting for this question and replied quickly: "I am Gu Hechen, Cen Xi's boyfriend."
“Oh, it’s you?” Albert seemed to not care about the status of this overbearing CEO. He looked at him with scrutiny, “You do look rich.”
Gu Hechen laughed, or rather sneered: "It's just okay, at least it's good enough for Cen Xi."
"Is money enough for Xixi?" Albert laughed as if he had heard a joke. "Xixi's value is far beyond what money can measure."
Gu Hechen would not lose to this "loser" in debate and momentum, and immediately replied: "Indeed, money is just the easiest condition for me to achieve. I can give Cen Xi much more."
Albert retorted: "Sometimes no matter how much you can give, it may not be what others want most."
Gu Hechen: "How do you know what others want?"
Albert: "At least in the fashion world, I know more than Mr. Gu."
The conversation became more and more tense, and Ning Fei realized that the fire was about to burn Su Cenxi. It would be troublesome if this delayed my serious work. He stared at Duan Yunhong calmly, then shook Su Cenxi's hand. Before Su Cenxi could react, he turned around and asked him, "Huh? What's wrong?"
Su Cenxi: You are talking about me and you are asking me now?
He looked confused, but Ning Fei had quickly come face to face with him, and came very close to him, directly blocking Su Cenxi's face with the back of his head. Then Ning Fei whispered, "You said your feet hurt."
Su Cenxi didn't hear clearly at the critical moment: "What?"
Ning Fei didn't repeat himself, but turned around and faced the gazes of the crowd: "Excuse me, can we start filming now? Xixi's shoes are too small, and they hurt her feet. If she stands any longer, I'm afraid it will affect the show tonight."
No matter how dumb Su Cenxi was, she knew how to cooperate. She immediately frowned and agreed, "Yes, my right foot got a little cramped from the squeeze."
Duan Yunhong actually asked at this time: "Your shoes don't fit, why didn't you tell me when you were trying on clothes just now?"
"I'm sorry, Xixi originally intended to endure until he finished the work, this is his habit." Ning Fei answered directly, "But it was too painful just now, so he told me about this situation."
Gu Hechen stood up: "In this case, go change your shoes quickly."
"No need. The stylist has worked so hard to complete the overall look. Xixi never wants to interfere too much. As long as we can shoot quickly..." Ning Fei said, and then looked at Albert, "Mr. Albert, do you think we can start now?"
"...Okay, let's go." Albert finally turned around and walked towards the studio, and turned his head to remind him, "If you can't stand, just shoot on the sofa. I believe you can always perform well."
Ning Fei pretended to help Su Cenxi walk over and continued to reply on her behalf: "It doesn't matter, just shoot as you want, Xixi will forget the pain once she starts working..."
Duan Yunhong looked at Ning Fei's back, raised his eyebrows slightly, and revealed a slight smile that he himself was not aware of.
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