Chapter 12
Chapter 12
When Zhou Yue was on a plane with his blind date, Cheng Cheng was receiving flowers from the filming ceremony.
"Congratulations on wrapping up!" The director personally handed her the flowers.
After Cheng Cheng took it, he sincerely thanked Miao Hongzhi: "Thank you for your care over the past few months, Director. I hope I can have the honor of working with you again in the future."
"Okay, save a schedule for me when the time comes." Miao Hongzhi laughed. He could see that Cheng Cheng did have a talent for acting, so he agreed immediately.
Cheng Cheng said goodbye to the producers and others one by one.
Zhang Weizi hadn't finished filming yet, so when it was his turn, Cheng Cheng was still a little reluctant to let him go. The two of them had the most scenes together, and they had become familiar with each other over the past few days. Moreover, Bi Zhang Weizi took good care of her.
"Let's have dinner together if we have the chance in the future." Cheng Cheng patted Zhang Weizi's shoulder like a brother.
"Okay, we'll meet again if we're lucky." Zhang Weizhi then said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Maybe we'll meet again in a few days."
Cheng Cheng seemed to understand but not quite.
After wrapping up filming, Cheng Cheng only went home to rest for a week before packing up and heading off to his next job.
Su Qing arranged a new variety show for her.
The variety show is called "Heart-Stirring Blind Box", which is a celebrity love experience reality show. A total of eight celebrities, four men and four women, will be invited. They will become couples through random matching, cooperate to complete tasks, and win the game.
The recording lasts for seven days in total. On the first four days, teams will be exchanged every day through blind box pairing, and the last three days will be free team formation.
The recording location is a seaside villa in Q City.
Cheng Cheng pushed open the door of the villa with two suitcases nervously.
In order to increase the sense of mystery, the production team kept the other personnel secret, and until now she still doesn't know who the other seven people are.
She remembered Su Qing's repeated instructions before she left, asking her to perform well, establish a perfect personality, and attract more fans on the show.
Cheng Cheng exhaled softly, and after preparing himself mentally, he pushed open the door of the villa, revealing an official smile with eight teeth.
"Hello~" To show her enthusiasm, she started waving before she even saw anyone.
Cheng Cheng's outfit today is also cute and lively, which is in line with the tone of the dating variety show.
She wore a bright yellow, sparkling suspender top that revealed her beautiful collarbone. The hem of the suspender was decorated with irregular diagonal lace. She wore a denim miniskirt and a pair of brown punk boots on her feet. The colors were bright and she looked very girlish.
"It turns out I'm the first one to arrive." Walking into the entrance, she looked around and saw a pair of cameras.
"Wow, this has more shots than the first subject test." Cheng Cheng muttered to himself.
Beyond the entrance is a huge living room.
The first floor has a high ceiling and large floor-to-ceiling windows, so the living room is well-lit. The large "T"-shaped sofa is placed with several pillows printed with sponsor patterns.
In order to avoid a dull moment, she talked to herself for a while, feeling like a delusional psychopath.
In the end, Cheng Cheng was speechless and sat quietly on the sofa, waiting for the next guest to save the situation.
"Hey! I think I hear footsteps?" she shouted in surprise to the camera.
Finally there was something to do, Cheng Cheng trotted to the door to greet him.
The door happened to open at this time.
It was Zhang Weizi who had just separated.
"It's you?" Cheng Cheng exclaimed, covering his mouth.
"I flew here directly from the crew and I'm so tired." Zhang Weizi was only carrying a mountaineering bag, and his luggage had not been delivered yet.
With acquaintances around, Cheng Cheng felt more at ease.
The two of them walked towards the living room while talking. Zhang Weizhi raised his peach blossom eyes, tilted his head, and said to Cheng Cheng, "You're here early. Can you introduce this little house to me?"
Cheng Cheng was a little embarrassed: "Uh, I've been sitting in the living room and haven't visited yet. I want to wait until everyone arrives before going to see it together."
"Oh, it's okay. Others haven't arrived yet. Let's go look at the rooms first. If we find one we like, we can grab it first. Haha." Zhang Weizi joked.
Zhang Weizi has obviously been in many variety shows and is naturally relaxed in front of the camera. In comparison, Cheng Cheng, a newbie, is a bit restrained.
But with Zhang Weizi leading the way, Cheng Cheng quickly relaxed.
Zhang Weizi pulled Cheng Cheng's sleeve and took her to visit the room.
The villa has four floors in total. The first floor is the living room, dining room and leisure area, the second and third floors are guest rooms, and the fourth floor is the fitness area.
The guest rooms are all single rooms and there is no difference except for the decoration.
After a while, others arrived.
Eight people sat in a row on the sofa in the living room.
The boys are Zhang Weizhi, He Ran, Qiu Shengming, and Zhao Yang. Among them, except Zhao Yang who is a basketball player, Zhang Weizhi, He Ran, and Qiu Shengming are all actors.
He Ran is the youngest, born in the 2000s, with a baby face, very much like the popular little puppy.
Qiu Shengming has a square face with regular features. He has acted in many serious dramas and has the regular appearance that aunts and grandmothers like.
Zhang Weizi is sunny and cheerful, handsome and has high emotional intelligence.
Cheng Cheng actually knew two people in the girls' group—
Lu Ningning, Cheng Cheng's former teammate, has few works, but has now transformed into an internet celebrity and is very popular on the Doudou platform.
Zhou Yanfei, who once auditioned for the cast of "Nine Heavens Mysterious Moon" with Cheng Cheng, has a gentle appearance and a bit of a broken little white flower feeling.
The last one is Xia Yun, who recently won the Best Actress award at a foreign film festival for a niche film. Although she is young, she is the most famous among them.
Among the eight people, many are acquaintances. Cheng Cheng knows Zhang Weizi, Lu Ningning, and Zhou Yanfei. Xia Yun and Qiu Shengming have filmed a movie together. Zhang Weizi knows He Ran, etc.
The director team handed over a task card that read: "Welcome to "Heart-beating Blind Box"! This is a love game for the brave, and it is also the beginning of all sweet possibilities! Everyone who comes to the Heart-beating House is the bravest lover. There are no scripts here, only sincerity; no routines, only heartbeats. Now, let us start this romantic adventure!"
"The four male guests prepared a gift for their crush before the recording. It's in the four boxes in front of you." The PD began to explain the rules. At this time, a staff member placed four opaque gift boxes in front of the stage one by one. The boxes were large and small.
"Now, ladies, please choose your favorite blind box. Friendly reminder, whichever boy's blind box you draw will become a couple for a day tomorrow."
"Let's start extracting now," said PD.
The four girls looked at each other, all trying to appear humble.
Xia Yun was a free and easy-going person. Seeing that no one else stepped forward, he took the lead and said, "Then I'll go first." He took out a box that was neither too big nor too small.
Then Lu Ningning also stood up, took the largest box, and said with a smile: "I'll take the biggest one, maybe it's the most expensive, haha."
She meant to make a joke to liven up the atmosphere, but no one responded after she finished speaking.
It's not that everyone is deliberately ignoring the conversation, it's just that it's difficult to respond.
Cheng Cheng: ...After not seeing each other for a few years, this stupid teammate's EQ hasn't improved at all.
Seeing that the atmosphere was about to cool, Cheng Cheng tried to smooth things over. She was the third one to draw a blind box and took the smallest one. She even winked at Lu Ningning and said, "Not necessarily. Maybe the small ones are the most expensive. They contain the essence."
Lu Ningning's high emotional intelligence resolved her embarrassment, and everyone laughed.
The remaining one will automatically belong to Zhou Yanfei.
"Ding ding ding—the exciting moment has arrived. Whose gifts will the girls get? Now, girls, please each take your gifts back to your rooms. In half an hour, the chosen boy will knock on the door."
The four girls returned to their room with their gifts.
Cheng Cheng sat on the edge of the bed and shook the blind box in his hand curiously. It was relatively light and he could hear the sound of a metal chain shaking. He guessed it was jewelry or something.
Sure enough, after opening it, it turned out to be an exquisite necklace. The pendant was in the shape of a shell, and the shell was decorated with diamonds, which fit the seaside theme of this event.
"Wow, this is so beautiful." Cheng Cheng covered his mouth in surprise.
There was also a handwritten card in the box: "I hope I can bring it to you in person, and we can take a walk on the beach together and let the shells record our beautiful memories."
"Wow, so romantic." Cheng Cheng remembered Su Qing's instructions and continued to perform to the air.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
Who could it be?
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Zhou Yue was still busy after returning to S City. He learned that Cheng Cheng had been attacked on a large scale several weeks ago.
After a little thought, he knew why Jiang Wantong attacked Cheng Cheng.
Zhou Yue pressed the bell on his desk.
Ji Tian seemed to flash and appeared the next second after the bell rang: "Boss, what can I do for you?"
Recalling Jiang Wantong's self-introduction that day, Zhou Yue asked, "Is Jiang Wantong also the spokesperson for 'Linjiang Song'?"
"Yes." Ji Tiantian nodded, "We just renewed the endorsement contract with Ms. Jiang Wantong for another year—"
"Terminate the contract immediately," said Zhou Yue.
Ji Tian was stunned: "Huh?"
"Mr. Zhou, this unilateral termination of the contract will require us to pay a large sum of liquidated damages. Is something going to happen to her or what—"
"Pay her the liquidated damages, whatever she asks for. Just say her image doesn't match the tone of the game. Oh, and publicize the termination as much as possible. The more people know, the better."
Zhou Yue has always been the one who has the final say in the company. Even the board of directors cannot stop him from making a decision.
So even though this order was inexplicable, Ji Tian still immediately said, "Okay, I'll do it right away."
When Ji Tian was about to leave the office, Zhou Yue stopped her: "Hey, wait——"
Ji Tian turned around and looked at the boss in confusion.
Zhou Yue showed a rare look of hesitation on his face. Upon closer inspection, he could see uncertainty and a hint of fear. He asked, "What kind of gifts do girls usually like?"
Ji Tian: “Hmm?”
"It's just...if a boy makes a girl angry and wants to cheer her up, what gift is appropriate?"
"That's hard to say." Ji Tian thought carefully, "It depends on what she likes. When giving a gift, you have to guess what the other person wants most. For example, some people like roses, some like bags, and some like romance..."
Zhou Yue really didn't understand what girls were thinking, so he tried to find inspiration from Ji Tian: "So what do you like?"
Ji Tian's eyes sparkled: "I like money." It would be nice if I could get a raise.
Zhou Yue said disdainfully: "...You are so vulgar."
Ji Tian: ...I don’t want to talk to rich people anymore.
She hugged the documents to her chest and offered a very pertinent suggestion: "If you, uh, no, if a boy makes a girl angry, I think the best way to make amends is a sincere apology. This is more useful than any expensive gift. We girls are the most soft-hearted."
Zhou Yue seemed to have heard it, frowned and thought for a moment, then asked Ji Tian: "What is the most expensive bag and how do I buy it?"
Ji Tian: ...So you still refuse to apologize?
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