Chapter 32 A Twist of Fate - How Could This Be?
Huai Sheng.
Song Huai looked at the men and women in the private room and said, "None of those who were supposed to come are here."
I originally thought that even if Xinglan didn't come, it would be good if we could subtly probe through Jiang Yunye.
As it turns out, Jiang Yunye called yesterday to say that he was out of town and couldn't make it back.
Song Huai sighed.
"Young Master Song, why are you sighing all of a sudden?" A man sat down next to him and said in a low voice, "Where's Young Master Zhou? Didn't he come?"
"I'm on a business trip abroad," Song Huai said. "Is there something you need?"
"It's not that anything's wrong, I just heard some news and wanted to verify it."
"What kind of gossip is it now?" Song Huai asked dismissively.
"It's about Zhou Shao's childhood sweetheart."
The somewhat unfamiliar form of address caught Song Huai off guard. He frowned and asked, "You mean Xinglan?"
“Hmm,” the man nodded, and seeing that Song Huai had shown some interest, he quickly said, “Miss Jiang, didn’t you always follow Young Master Zhou around before?”
"This information is really outdated. It happened so many years ago, why bring it up again?" Song Huai thought to himself.
However, Song Huai did not refute it on the surface, but simply hummed in agreement.
"I heard that Miss Jiang is going to be on a dating reality show? Is that true?"
Song Huai sat up straight immediately, his attention immediately diverted. "Who told you that?"
“I just run a small photography company. I’m going to be working with Hoshino on a TV show soon,” the man replied. “During the meeting, the producer received a call saying that they wanted to arrange a spot for Ms. Jiang.”
"You must have misheard me, right?" Song Huai didn't believe it. Jiang Xinglan on a dating reality show? How could that be?
Even if Jiang Xinglan agrees, Jiang Yunye probably won't. He's so protective of her sister.
"I'm afraid I misheard. I was just wondering if Young Master Zhou knows anything about Miss Jiang since they're close!" The man said with a gossipy look on his face.
"You ask around first, and I'll ask Zhou Cuo when he gets back," Song Huai quickly decided.
"Leave it to me!" the man said happily as he walked away.
He had only taken on a small part of the filming assignment, but if he could use this opportunity to connect with the Song and Zhou families, he wouldn't have to worry about anything in the future!
A few days later, Song Huai was assigning tasks to his subordinates, instructing them to form groups and begin preparing the materials required by the research institute.
The phone on the table vibrated. Song Huai picked it up and glanced at it, but didn't answer immediately. "That's all for now, meeting adjourned."
Only when Song Huai was alone in the conference room did he press the answer button.
"Young Master Song, I've found out that Miss Jiang has confirmed her participation," the man said.
"I've been looking into it these past few days. Usually, dating reality shows have observers and guests. Which type is Xinglan?"
The man on the other end of the phone fell silent, something he hadn't noticed.
If he says he doesn't know, won't that leave a bad impression on Young Master Song?
However, would the eldest daughter of the Jiang family stoop to find a boyfriend on a dating show?
That's obviously impossible! Especially with Young Master Zhou around.
"Hello?" Song Huai's urging voice came from the phone. "Didn't you find out, or what?"
"No, no, I was afraid I remembered wrong, so I just checked again. She's an observer, not a guest!"
"Are you sure?" For some reason, Song Huai always had some doubts.
"Of course!" the man's voice was firm and resolute.
“Okay, I understand,” Song Huai said. “Song Corporation will be filming a promotional video in a few days. Why don’t you guys come and give it a try?”
"Thank you, Mr. Song."
Song Huai hung up the phone but did not immediately notify Zhou Cuo.
That evening, Song Huai received a message on his phone:
"Mr. Song, it's confirmed. Ms. Jiang is indeed on the observer list for 'Heartbeat Track'."
Song Huai told Zhou Cuo after he finished reading it.
Zhou Cuo's first reaction was the same as Song Huai's: How could this be?
"It's true. I've asked some reliable people again," Song Huai said.
Zhou Cuo remained silent for a long time before saying, "I understand. I can only go back at the end of the month. Please contact the production team for me first. Let me know if any money needs to be transferred. I'll have a meeting now."
"Don't worry." Song Huai hung up the phone and contacted the production team directly.
The production team did not immediately agree to Song Huai's investment request, saying they would consider it.
"Alright, I'll wait for your reply." Song Huai didn't make things difficult for them.
The program's staff contacted Chen Rui directly.
The next day, Chen Rui reported the matter to Jiang Yunye.
"Ten million? For one spot as a guest in the observation room?" Jiang Yunye frowned. "Is Song Huai out of his mind?"
Jiang Yunye immediately called Song Huai, asking, "Does your father know about what you're doing?"
"Don't worry about that. Ten million for one spot as a guest in the observation room. I don't want your appearance fee, and I won't interfere with anything related to the filming of the show," Song Huai said casually. "All things considered, you should be making a profit!"
"Who do you want to send? You?" Jiang Yunye asked, frowning. Something about this was rather strange.
"uncertain."
"Uncertain?" Jiang Yunye scoffed. "What do you mean?"
"That's right, I can add another five million to ensure that this observation room seat is mine, and I can recommend others to participate, and the production team cannot interfere."
"Listen to yourself, is this reasonable?"
"In that case, I'll have the right to make one recommendation. Don't worry, I definitely won't recommend any unreliable people!" Song Huai assured him.
"You might as well just tell me who you're recommending," Jiang Yunye said directly. "Otherwise, let's forget about the cooperation."
Song Huai fell silent and looked at Zhou Cuo on the computer screen.
Zhou Cuo nodded.
"Okay, it's Zhou Cuo."
Jiang Yunye snorted, "So Zhou Cuo has finally come to his senses? Now he knows how to handle relationship issues?"
“That’s right, we’re all brothers, you have to support us!” Song Huai quickly echoed Jiang Yunye’s words, “Besides, we know each other’s background, so you can rest assured, right!”
"Add another ten million, I'll consider it," Jiang Yunye said.
"OK."
Jiang Yunye hung up the phone.
At this moment, Chen Rui placed a document on his desk. "President Jiang, this is the draft I prepared yesterday regarding the use of additional funds and some risk considerations."
Jiang Yunye opened it and took a look; he wasn't unaware of these things.
What puzzled him was what had gotten into these two again, causing this whole mess?
However, despite investing 20 million, Jiang Yunye did not interfere with any filming matters. In his view, this had no impact on his control of the program; on the contrary, it could improve the quality of the program.
“Let him participate if he wants,” Jiang Yunye said, closing the document in his hand. “Just make sure all the terms in the contract are clear and give them a couple of days before giving them a reply.”
"Understood. I'll inform the production team first that the list may change."
"Um."
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The office of the "Heartbeat Track" program team.
"Who put Ms. Jiang among the guests in the observation room!" the program planner exclaimed, looking at the list of proposed guests.
"Shouldn't it be?" the temporary worker said cautiously.
“Of course not,” said Planner Li. “Producer Chen’s original words were to let Miss Jiang experience and learn up close. It’s very easy to understand, isn’t it!”
"I understand!" The temporary worker nodded quickly, picked up his laptop, and began revising the latest guest list. Just then, the program planner's phone rang again.
"Hey, Producer Chen, what's up?"
"Planner Li, here's the thing, the list of guests for the observation room may be changed, so don't send out the invitations for now."
"good."
On the third day, Li's phone rang again, but this time it was an unfamiliar number.
"Hello, is this the 'Heartbeat Track' program team?" The voice on the other end was very polite.
"Yes, may I ask who you are?" Planner Li asked.
"Hello, I am Wei Yu, Shen Yuheng's agent."
"Hello, Agent Wei." Planner Li was a little surprised.
"Here's the thing, I saw that you're planning a program called 'Heartbeat Track,' and you're thinking of inviting male actors. I wonder if Yuheng is on the shortlist?"
--About half an hour ago--
Wei Yu rushed into Shen Yuheng's lounge.
Hearing the noise, Shen Yuheng, who was looking at his phone, looked up and asked, "Brother Wei, what's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Me, in a hurry?" Wei Yu handed the tablet to Shen Yuheng. "I just want to see who's really in a hurry."
After Shen Yuheng took it, the tablet displayed an introduction to a dating reality show.
Shen Yuheng, confused, looked up at Wei Yu and asked, "What's wrong? You didn't get me a date on a dating reality show, did you?"
"You'll find out when you look ahead!"
No matter how I look at it, it's impossible—
Shen Yuheng paused. He felt like he was hallucinating. Otherwise, why would he see Jiang Xinglan's name on it?
[List of non-celebrity guests for "Heartbeat Track": Jiang Xinglan (confirmed)...]
"How is this possible?" Shen Yuheng muttered to himself.
"Let's put that aside for now," Wei Yu said. "We're in the preliminary invitation stage now. Do you want to participate?"
Shen Yuheng nodded. "We just need to plan this out carefully."
"Are you sure?" Wei Yu asked again, "Do you know how much discussion your appearance on a dating reality show will cause? All your thoughts will be exposed on camera."
“I know, but I can’t just watch her go on a dating reality show, can I?” Shen Yuheng said.
“Okay,” Wei Yu pulled out a chair and sat down. “I’ll contact the production team first.”
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“Uh, this…” Planner Li stammered.
That must be on the list of invitees!
This movie star has such a huge following!
Shen Yuheng appeared on a dating reality show.
This statement is very popular.
However, actor Shen never films romantic scenes, so asking him to appear on a dating reality show is simply a pipe dream.
Even if we could actually get them to come, their fees would be a huge problem.
So the production team initially only considered it briefly, and the fact that the name Shen Yuheng appeared on the first draft of the invitation list was already the production team's last act of defiance.
“Producer Li, don’t be nervous. It’s just that our Yuheng is quite interested in this program. If possible, we can talk about it,” Wei Yu said.
"Well... we would certainly welcome you, but regarding the remuneration," said Planner Li.
"Hey, how about this? We don't need the pay, and we'll add another ten million as an investment in this show, okay?" Wei Yu offered the bait directly.
"Really?" Planner Li exclaimed.
"really."
"I need to discuss this with the producer!" Planner Li said excitedly, as if he could already see how popular the show would be after it aired!
"Okay, I'll wait for your good news!" Wei Yu hung up the phone.
"How is it?" Shen Yuheng asked.
Wei Yu gave an "OK" sign. "Don't worry about me handling things. It's almost certainly going to be a success."
"Now we need to talk about how to appease the fans."
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A note from the author: Let's help you organize the timeline:
Song Huai confirms that Jiang Xinglan will participate in the dating reality show, then informs Zhou Cuo → Song Huai, representing Zhou Cuo, proposes investment → Jiang Yunye considers it, Chen Rui calls the program planner → Wei Yu learns the list and tells Shen Yuheng → Wei Yu contacts the program team
When Wei Yu contacted the production team, Zhou Cuo and the others hadn't signed a contract with Jiang Yunye yet!
In summary, this chapter is a huge twist of fate!
The title of this dating reality show was chosen randomly. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental.
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