Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Call you Darling? H...
"What?" Shen Zhuo raised her head and looked at him. Shao Chengzhang's eyes were always fixed on the front, not looking at her.
Chen Zhuo recalled how she had addressed the art director just now. It seemed like she had called him "dear"?
"What's wrong?" Chen Zhuo was a little confused. "Isn't it normal to call him dear?"
Is it normal to call a stranger "dear" casually? Shao Chengzhang thought.
"Don't you have to call customers 'dear' when you reply to them?" Shen Zhuo said casually.
So that's how it is... Shao Chengzhang said "Oh" lightly.
Her hand paused as she replied to the message, and she suddenly thought of his red ears that morning. Oh my god, he wouldn't think there was any special meaning, would he?... Shen Zhuo couldn't help but turn her head and glance at the tip of his ear. The red spot had disappeared.
"Why, do we need to have a specific name for each other in front of outsiders?" She suddenly smiled and said deliberately, "Should I call you Darling? Honey? Or baby?"
"No need." Shao Chengzhang still looked ahead. This was too corny for him, and he couldn't say it out loud. "Miss Shen, just call me by my name."
It seemed like it had been a long time since he called her Miss Shen. Shen Zhuo sensed something and smiled. It was just a joke, why were you so angry?
She subconsciously opened Jiang Jun's chat box, wanting to chat with her. Last night, Jiang Jun asked her with concern whether she had landed. At this moment, she realized that she had to be cautious even when chatting during this period.
Sure enough, once you tell a lie, you need to cover it up with countless lies.
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Friday afternoons are routine meetings. Shen Zhuo reported on the planning proposals and role evaluations she had recently received. Boss Yang Ruize had no doubts about Shen Zhuo's professional ability, but he was dissatisfied with her arrangement for Guan Siyu.
When Guan Siyu first joined the company, he was attracted by Guan Siyu's background. His family was in the military and politics, and he was a real young master in the entertainment circle. However, he was suppressed by Chen Zhuo and refused to make a big fuss.
He is good-looking, but the entertainment industry is not short of good-looking people. Guan Siyu was already 25 years old at the time, and it was indeed late to start the industry at this age. It was Chen Zhuo who insisted on signing him.
She vowed to him that Guan Siyu would definitely be able to come out in the future. However, two years later, only one movie was released, and although it was shortlisted for a film festival, Yang Ruize was a businessman, and he wanted Guan Siyu to help him make money rather than a bunch of empty fame.
As the meeting was about to end, Shen Zhuo was about to close her computer and leave, but Yang Ruize unexpectedly called her back, "Shen Zhuo, I heard you got married?"
Shen Zhuo paused for a moment, then looked up at him: "Yes."
Yang Ruize said lightly, "Marriage is a happy event. It will definitely be busy, but you have to focus on your work too."
Shit, what did he mean by that? Was he implying she was slacking off at work?
"Boss Yang, what are you not satisfied with?" Shen Zhuo forced a smile and asked bluntly.
"I heard you turned down the variety show 'Director, Please Give Me Advice'? You said he's been in the industry for over two years, but he has no traffic, no topics, and there aren't many projects he can take on. Why haven't you gone yet?"
Shen Zhuo smiled slightly, but the smile was not deep: "You are right, but it is precisely because he does not touch traffic that some projects can be discussed."
"Are there any projects recently?" Yang Ruize asked.
"I just finished talking to Li Yaqi recently. She's preparing a project. Beijing Film Academy and Eagle Eye are also involved. The director is Qiao Xinyue. The previous film grossed 1.6 billion yuan. Bu Fan is almost confirmed as the female lead, and I'm trying to get Si Yu to play the male lead."
The team configuration that Shen Zhuo mentioned is very superior.
"Oh." Yang Ruize was stunned for a moment after hearing this. He obviously didn't expect that she was already discussing the project.
"Of course, the final contract hasn't been signed yet, so I didn't mention it at the meeting." Chen Zhuo said, "As long as 'Fog Lights' is confirmed, Guan Siyu's schedule will be given priority to them."
Chen Zhuo was too lazy to even explain why he turned down the variety show. Yang Ruize had started out in film and television publicity, building up connections in the industry before opening an agency. His focus was still on artist promotion and business matters, so when it came to film and television, he wasn't as expert as Chen Zhuo.
"Okay, it's up to you." Yang Ruize nodded, not knowing what to say.
After leaving the conference room, Shen Zhuo and publicity director Nadia went to the bathroom together.
Nadia: "Did you see the speechless expression on Yang Gou's face when he was confronted by you just now? It's so funny." Yang Gou is the nickname they gave to Yang Ruize in private.
Chen Zhuo laughed and shook his head, "Hey, you know, when I heard him ask me about marriage, I thought he was going to ask me if I was going to have children."
"He doesn't want you to have a baby. Who's going to work if you're on maternity leave? He'd rather we work 24/7!" Nadia said. "Speaking of vacations, you haven't had much time off in the past two years. You could use your wedding leave to save up for a longer vacation."
This really reminded Shen Zhuo.
The statutory marriage leave is ten days, plus ten years of annual leave, she can take twenty days off this year!
But what annoyed Chen Zhuo was that Li Yaqi hadn't contacted her, and even Bu Fan hadn't told her if he'd delivered the message. The lead role in "Fog Lights" was still a sword of Damocles hanging over her head. If it didn't work out, Guan Siyu would be completely unavailable for the rest of the year.
She unlocked her phone irritably, opened WeChat, and found that neither Li Yaqi nor Bu Fan had sent her a message. She couldn't help but sigh. This feeling of not being able to take the initiative was really uncomfortable.
Back at the office, Jiang Jun sent her a message, saying she had accepted a project. They hadn't signed the contract yet, but the negotiations were almost done. This would be her first project as the sole screenwriter. She was happy but also a little sad. If it weren't for Shao Chengzhang, she could go home tonight and celebrate with Jiang Jun over a nice meal instead of forcing herself to work overtime at the office.
Lin Yi knocked on the door and delivered the takeaway. Shen Zhuo quickly ate a couple of bites and then opened his email. Recruitment season was just around the corner, and there were already dozens of interview questions in his mailbox. She had created these questions, and she needed to screen out the candidates who would make it to the third round of interviews.
It was almost ten o'clock when I walked out of the office building.
In the morning, Shao Chengzhang gave her a door card, and she went upstairs without any obstruction. When she returned home, she found that the small spotlight was on in the house. Aunt Chen had left, but Shao Chengzhang had not returned yet.
Chen Zhuo casually tossed her bag on the floor and lay back on the sofa. She lay there for half an hour before finally feeling a break. Her stomach rumbled. The takeout she'd ordered tonight wasn't to her liking. She hadn't eaten much, but now she was feeling a bit hungry. She reached for her phone and opened the food delivery app. After a quick look, she ordered some fried chicken and a happy water.
While waiting for the takeaway, she wandered around and took a look. Catching a glimpse of the ecological tank in the corner of the living room, she walked over, squatted, and tilted her head to look at Ares. Ares was still awake, and when he saw someone coming, he crawled over in the blink of an eye, his belly pressed against the glass, as if asking Chen Zhuo to feed him quickly.
Shen Zhuo was hungry, and Ares was hungry too.
"But I don't dare to feed you." She could only look at it through the glass. Besides, she didn't know the dosage and feeding method. "You, you have to wait for your master." Shen Zhuo pointed his index finger at Ares' chin and scratched it through the glass.
The takeaway arrived quickly. She switched from the new employee training PPT page to the film and television platform and clicked on a popular TV series that has been a hot topic recently. She sat at the island counter, gnawing on fried chicken legs and watching the show at double speed.
When Shao Chengzhang came back, he heard the sound of keyboard clicking. He walked over and saw Chen Zhuo wearing a pair of black-framed glasses and his hair casually tied up, working at the island counter. There was a faint smell of greasy fried food in the air.
"Hey, you're back?" Shen Zhuo greeted him naturally.
"Yeah." Seeing a brown paper bag from a fried chicken shop at her feet, he asked, "Didn't you have dinner tonight? You should ask Auntie to prepare dinner before you leave."
"No need." Chen Zhuo waved his hand and said, "I didn't eat much at night and I was hungry when I got home, so I ordered takeout. By the way, do you think Ares is hungry? I feel like he seems a little irritable, but I have never raised a reptile and don't understand him, so I dare not feed him." Chen Zhuo slid down the high chair and walked towards the ecological tank while speaking.
Shao Chengzhang was a little surprised. He didn't expect that she would pay attention to Ares. He followed behind her, and his eyes softened as he stared at her back.
He did come back late today, and Ares was obviously a little hungry. When he saw his owner, he crawled around the food bowl.
"Just feed it five or six pieces of dry food a day. You can soak it in water beforehand. Bearded dragons are easy to raise." He stared at her, his lips curled up intentionally or unintentionally. "If I come home late next time, can you help me feed it?"
"Ah?" Shen Zhuo looked into Shao Chengzhang's deep eyes, his mouth reacting before his brain, "Oh, sure, if I get back before you."
Shao Chengzhang smiled and said "OK" again.
It was the first time Chen Zhuo had seen a reptile eat. As soon as its mouth opened, she barely even saw its tongue before the food was gone. Shao Chengzhang told her that Ares could come out to play, but it was a little late today and Ares needed to rest. He pressed a button somewhere, and two lights in the vivarium went out, leaving only a nightlight on.
After Shao Chengzhang washed up, Chen Zhuo was still working. He went to the island counter to pour water and filled half of the empty cup next to Chen Zhuo. When he handed it to her, he heard her say thank you.
He accidentally glanced at the PPT made by Chen Zhuo, which had a picture of Guan Siyu on it. He thought of the meeting a few days ago to discuss cooperation with artists, so he asked, "Are you busy now? I have something I want to ask you." He was wearing a set of black silk pajamas, leaning on the island counter, his long legs crossed, and he looked very relaxed.
"Hmm?" Shen Zhuo responded, but her eyes were fixed on the screen as she did a final check. She went through the PPT from beginning to end, saved and exported it if there were any problems, and closed the computer.
"I have a friend who lent you the Lumi blind box. He heard that Dreamora seems to be looking for a celebrity to collaborate with. He is interested in Guan Siyu. What do you think?"
"Dreamora..." Chen Zhuo took the cup and drank a sip of water, saying, "Not very good, Si Yu is not suitable for him."
She rejected the proposal of his "friend" without even thinking about it.
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