Chapter 123: Fortunately, after all the hardship comes happiness
Gu Xiucheng extremely regretted telling Ning Mingluo that he could meet Director Kes.
Since he learned the news, Ning Mingluo has been asking him for several days when he can meet Kes.
Ning Mingluo's eyes sparkled with admiration.
To be honest, Gu Xiucheng had never seen such a light in Ning Mingluo's eyes when talking to him.
Once again rejecting Ning Mingluo's hopeful eyes, Gu Xiucheng pinched Ning Mingluo's chin and said sternly, "If you ask me about another man with such expectant eyes again, I guarantee that you will never see him."
"ah?"
Ning Mingluo stood there in a daze for a moment, looking at Gu Xiucheng's pretending to be fierce, and nodded seriously.
"Then I won't ask anymore. Remember to help me arrange it. Sister Chen is here to pick me up. I'm leaving first."
Looking at Ning Mingluo's excited back, Gu Xiucheng gritted his teeth.
Is this just shooting oneself in the foot?
Standing downstairs of his house and watching Ning Mingluo get into the car, Gu Xiucheng turned and walked towards his own car.
He felt that Kes's visit to the country could be delayed a little longer.
On the other side, as soon as Ning Mingluo got in the car, Luo Chen's eyes fell on him.
"What were you talking about with Mr. Gu just now? From what I can see from Mr. Gu's back, he doesn't look very happy."
Ning Mingluo sat down and fastened his seat belt.
"I simply asked him when I could meet Director Kes."
Luo Chen: ...
As far as she knew, in just three days, Ning Mingluo seemed to have asked Mr. Gu this question no less than six times.
"What are you trying to do?" She didn't believe that Ning Mingluo couldn't see that Mr. Gu was very angry.
Who knew that Ning Mingluo thought about it and suddenly smiled.
"At first, I didn't really have any other thoughts. I was just curious. I thought there must be some kind of relationship between him and Director Kes." Ning Mingluo paused and continued, "But every time I asked, he'd get jealous. Then he'd realize that he'd personally sent this rival to me. His frustrated look was so adorable, and I couldn't help but tease him all the time."
Luo Chen was a little surprised when he saw Ning Mingluo, who looked a little evil in front of him.
Ning Mingluo was definitely not so lively before, but now Ning Mingluo can actually play such mischievous tricks.
It seems something happened while she was on vacation that she didn't know about.
However, she didn't worry about what happened in the middle. As long as Ning Mingluo was developing in a good direction, she would be happy.
After all, Ning Mingluo used to be too quiet. He didn't look like a reckless and flamboyant boy in his early twenties at all.
Now it's close.
The more she got along with Ning Mingluo, the more she felt that Ning Mingluo had a sense of brokenness.
Now that feeling is fading.
I can only say that it is Mr. Gu who still takes care of people.
After this episode, Ning Mingluo focused on today's work.
My schedule has been really packed lately.
Since the official announcement of his endorsement with Dynasty, many endorsement opportunities in various categories have extended olive branches to him.
When he was on vacation, Luo Chen helped him screen and left him a few endorsements. These days, he has been shooting related videos almost non-stop.
In addition, there is another thing that is a little tricky for Ning Mingluo.
He was invited to a variety show.
Originally, Ning Mingluo had no intention of participating in any variety show, but this show was quite special. It was a variety show for actors in the circle, a performance competition type of variety show.
I would like to invite him to be my mentor.
He has a lot of traffic and his acting skills are recognized by the public, so it is not surprising that this show found him.
Ning Mingluo really wanted to participate in the recording of this program, but although he graduated from a performing arts academy, he was still unsure about guiding others.
Don't mention how anxious I am during this period.
After thinking about it, Ning Mingluo decided to go back to school to ask the teacher for advice.
"Go back to school to see the teacher?" Luo Chen was not surprised to hear Ning Mingluo's request: "What gift do you need me to prepare for you?"
Ning Mingluo lowered his head somewhat dejectedly: "Actually, I don't know what the teacher likes."
When he was in college, his acting skills were often praised by his teachers, who even recommended him to perform in a drama, but he missed the opportunity because of his contract with Xingqi.
He felt that in the eyes of his teacher, he was probably just a vulgar person who only liked to make money.
Although there is nothing wrong with making money.
But in front of the teacher who could truly be called an artist, he couldn't help but feel inferior.
At the beginning, the teacher really took good care of him.
But since graduation, he has not made any progress and is too embarrassed to see his teacher.
Although I feel much better now, I still feel subconsciously inferior.
"Who is your teacher?"
"Mr. Lu Feng."
Hearing this name, Luo Chen showed a surprised expression.
"Who is that performing artist who is considered a master?"
Ning Mingluo nodded. The status of teachers has always been quite high.
There were so many stars who came to the teacher specifically to ask for his advice that they could have walked down the teacher's doorstep.
Luo Chen felt a little speechless when he saw Ning Mingluo.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Ning Mingluo felt that Luo Chen's eyes were a little weird.
"I was wondering how you could have such a great mentor, but you were doing so badly before. It doesn't make sense."
Ning Mingluo was too embarrassed to tell Luo Chen about his past glorious deeds.
No matter if the events of the past were a setup or something else, he had indeed made his life a mess.
Luo Chen obviously thought of something. Since Xingqi was determined to train Ning Mingluo, even with Mr. Lu, nothing could be changed.
"Leave the preparation of the gift for Mr. Lu to me. Just make an appointment with him."
"I'm actually not sure if the teacher is still willing to see me."
Luo Chen thought about Mr. Lu's character: "If it were you, I think Mr. Lu would be very happy that you took the initiative to contact him."
Unlike today's traffic star actors, the actors of Mr. Lu's generation were really ordinary actors, and all their achievements were accumulated through one work after another.
Being able to become almost a household name and a talented actor admired by a generation in an era when the entertainment industry was not so developed shows how great Mr. Lu is.
This has led to the fact that actors of their generation only value acting skills and strength, and are somewhat disdainful of those fancy things.
So Mr. Lu must like actors like Ning Mingluo.
After Luo Chen's analysis and encouragement, Ning Mingluo made up his mind.
I called Teacher Lu with a nervous mood.
"I'm sorry to bother you, teacher."
"Mingluo?" Old Master Lu immediately called out Ning Mingluo's name.
Hearing this voice, Ning Mingluo choked up a little.
After so many years, the teacher still remembers his name.
"It's me, teacher."
Mr. Lu on the other side smiled heartily: "You haven't contacted me, your teacher, for so long. I thought you had forgotten me, your teacher."
Hearing Elder Lu's unreserved voice, Ning Mingluo quickly said, "How could I forget you? I just haven't dared to contact you. I always feel like I've let you down."
Ning Mingluo knew that he was a talented actor, but in the performing arts academy, there were quite a few talented students.
He knew that his acting skills had improved so much thanks to his teacher's guidance.
It was his teacher who helped him, but after graduation, he did not meet his teacher's expectations.
After hearing Ning Mingluo's words, Mr. Lu's voice became a little more serious: "Mingluo, in every play you play, whether it's a background role or a cannon fodder role, have you been serious and given your all?"
"Of course, I take every role very seriously." Ning Mingluo did not hesitate when faced with this question.
He would never look down on anyone, no matter how insignificant their role was.
Although he played a small role, in the world view of the drama, he was also a living person who was trying hard to survive.
"If you do this, you will not have failed me, and you will have done a great job."
At this time, Ning Mingluo realized that he seemed to have been thinking in the wrong direction.
His teacher never cared whether he could become a big star under the spotlight; what he cared about was his attitude towards acting.
Mr. Lu was silent for a moment before continuing, "After graduation, I've seen many of your works. Although there aren't many scenes, I can tell you're very dedicated. I'm proud to have a student like you. You just lacked a bit of luck. But now, it seems like you've found your luck. The movie is great, and the new drama is also very good."
"Teacher, have you been paying attention to me?"
"Of course, you are my best student, bar none. Over the years, apart from some necessary greetings during holidays, you have never taken the initiative to look for me. I thought I was too strict with you back then, so you didn't come to see me after graduation."
"How could that be! I've always been grateful to you!"
"I feel relieved when you say that. I'm glad you don't hate me. So, what difficulties did you encounter in contacting me today?"
"There are indeed some things I would like to ask you."
I briefly explained the variety show matter to Mr. Lu.
"It just so happens that I have a class the day after tomorrow. Would you like to sit in?"
"good!"
After hanging up the phone, the smile on Mr. Lu's face still showed no sign of fading.
"What are you so happy about?" Mrs. Lu came over and looked at Mr. Lu in surprise.
"A student who hasn't contacted me for a long time came to see me today. Of course I'm happy."
"Ning Mingluo?"
"How do you know?"
"You've taught so many classes, but there was only one person you took the trouble to tell me you'd found a gem. It's hard for me to forget that. But after he graduated, I never heard you mention it again, and I thought something had happened between you two."
Hearing what Mrs. Lu said, Mr. Lu's hands trembled.
She closed her eyes slightly and said, "I was the one who wronged him back then. It's only natural that he didn't look for me."
Who would have thought that as a teacher, I couldn't even protect my best students in the field I'm best at.
I could only watch him struggling in the mud.
Fortunately, after all the hardship comes happiness.
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