Chapter 38 Jiang Shunian, who is so easily fooled, will have to refuse starting today...
“If you want to go public with your relationship, you must tell me in advance, but my advice is to wait until you win a prestigious award,” Zhao Yuanzhou advised. “If you really want to go on a date with President Fu, try to avoid people and don’t be intimate in public. Although you are an actor and don’t rely on fan economy, the capital and directors in the entertainment industry sometimes consider your personal image. If you are involved in any bad rumors, you will miss out on many roles.”
Although he hadn't known Jiang Shunian for very long, he greatly admired him after spending time with him.
The entertainment industry's usual superficiality and tendency to elevate the powerful while belittling the weak are completely absent in Jiang Shunian. He hasn't even exploited his current popularity to take on numerous roles and advertisements, thus wasting his time. He has a clear vision for himself: to be a good actor, and he is steadily making progress step by step.
More importantly, Jiang Shunian is very talented and has a passion for acting. In my opinion, it's only a matter of time before Jiang Shunian becomes a huge star and wins awards.
Jiang Shunian is currently in the rising phase of his career, and his current image is that of a young single father with acting skills and beloved roles. If it is revealed that he is gay and that his partner is a wealthy CEO, this huge contrast will have a devastating impact on Jiang Shunian's reputation.
In this society, the status of a wealthy family and an actor are absolutely not equal.
Moreover, Zhao Yuanzhou didn't know Fu Yanli and didn't know whether he regarded Jiang Shunian as a life partner or just a passing fancy.
He didn't want Jiang Shunian to stumble because of a relationship and ruin his hard-earned career.
According to Zhao Yuanzhou, it's best not to go on dates outside, and even better not to talk about feelings right now.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shunian lowered his head in shame, not daring to mention that he and Fu Yanli had just been intimate in the car.
Therefore, male beauty can indeed affect career development.
Starting today, he must reject male beauty.
Fu Yanli, who was still savoring the moment on his way back, suddenly sneezed.
Jiang Shunian was very grateful for Zhao Yuanzhou's reminder. He had been thinking too simply before, believing that being together meant being open and honest, but he forgot that he and Fu Yanli were not equals.
He initially returned to the entertainment industry to save money for Nuonuo, but he also genuinely loves acting.
Thinking this through, Jiang Shunian's expression gradually hardened: "Brother Zhao, Mr. Fu and I are not together yet, and I will focus on my acting career in the future. However, if in the future Mr. Fu and I really develop a deep relationship to the point of starting a family, and I have also achieved some success, I will choose to go public with it."
Just as Nuonuo cherishes her family, Jiang Shunian is also unable to completely sacrifice love for his career.
But he will try his best to balance the two and prevent them from conflicting.
Zhao Yuanzhou nodded and replied, "Okay, I believe you know what you're doing."
After the matter was settled, the two began to talk about work.
He showed Jiang Shunian the two advertising offers: "The previous shower gel advertisement has been finalized. The shoot will be in ten days. I've seen your shooting schedule. Are you free that day?"
"Okay, once the advertising plan is finalized, you can let me take a look at it first, and Nono and I will prepare in advance."
“Okay, it should be released in the next couple of days. I’ll send you a copy then.” Zhao Yuanzhou took out another advertising invitation. “President Pei arranged for someone to do a background check on this brand. The quality is very good. The new foundation works well, and the lipstick shades aren’t too unusual, suitable for most girls.”
Jiang Shunian took it, looked at it, and nodded: "Do you have any samples? I'd like to try them first."
He didn't know much about makeup, so to be on the safe side, he decided to try it himself first.
"Yes, I'll have Xiao Li bring it to you in a bit."
Next is the arrangement for the live broadcast, tentatively scheduled for the night after tomorrow. Jiang Shunian will need to work a bit harder, as he will be doing a live broadcast with Nuonuo when he gets back in the evening.
This was nothing to Jiang Shunian, especially since he could also see Nuonuo.
After arranging recent work with Zhao Yuanzhou, Jiang Shunian asked if Pei Qingyi was in the company. After receiving a positive reply, he went to see Pei Qingyi.
“Shunian, you’ve come at the right time. I’m planning to take the lead in producing movies and TV series. Here are some scripts I’ve received. You have experience in filmmaking, so take them back and see if there are any suitable projects for production.” Pei Qingyi pushed a stack of scripts on the table to Jiang Shunian.
Jiang Shunian nodded: "Okay, but I'm not very professional about scripts, so I can only offer some suggestions. The final decision will be made by President Pei."
Pei Qingyi nodded: "Okay. How's your filming going lately?"
"It went very smoothly. Director Lin was very meticulous, and the progress has always been within expectations."
"That's good. I'm trying to select the most suitable scripts so that Huazhen's artists can participate. Right now, everyone's resources aren't very good, which is also my dereliction of duty as the boss."
Jiang Shunian quickly retorted, "President Pei, please don't say that. You are the best boss I have ever met."
Pei Qingyi smiled and said, "It's alright. I have other businesses, so I can make it last for a year or two. I have high hopes for you and hope you become famous soon."
"I will try my best, President Pei."
After returning home, Jiang Shunian took a shower and then started trying out foundation and lipstick.
Jiang Shunian's makeup skills are average, so he also opened a short video platform to learn makeup from beauty bloggers.
This foundation is a lightweight version with medium coverage, suitable for skin with minor blemishes. However, it didn't work very well on Jiang Shunian's face, since he has flawless, fair skin, so the foundation had virtually no effect on him.
He can only look at the oxidation rate and the makeup's staying power.
While waiting, Jiang Shunian applied another rose-pink lipstick and looked at himself in the mirror. It looked a little strange for a man to wear lipstick, but it didn't look bad; in fact, it made his skin appear fairer.
Just then, Fu Yanli made him a video call.
Jiang Shunian thought he had something to say, so he answered the phone directly: "Yanli, is something the matter?"
Fu Yanli, however, immediately noticed Jiang Shunian's difference.
Her lips, painted with lipstick, were so vibrant and luscious that you just wanted to take a bite.
Fu Yanli's Adam's apple bobbed; he wanted to go home and take care of some things.
"Are you putting on lipstick?" Fu Yanli's voice was slightly low and hoarse.
Jiang Shunian nodded: "I took on an endorsement deal for a foundation and lipstick, and I wanted to try it out myself first. It's a bit strange, so I'm going to wash it off now."
"No need," Fu Yanli said sanctimoniously. "Are there any other colors? I can help you choose."
Jiang Shunian was completely oblivious to Fu Yanli's sinister intentions and was still happy that someone was helping her with her suggestions: "Okay, then wait a moment, I'll change the color."
The next one is crimson, which has a more mature sexiness than the delicate rose pink. Jiang Shunian asked the screen, "I only endorse these two shades. I think they're pretty good. What do you think, Yanli?"
Fu Yanli gave a soft "hmm": "I think they're all very nice, very pretty."
"That's good." Jiang Shunian said with a smile. "Oh, I forgot to ask, what was the matter when you called?"
"No, I just finished all my work and had half an hour to rest. I wanted to call you." Fu Yanli's voice was tender and affectionate.
After meeting Lu Qinghe today, he remembered that Lu had done a data model during his doctoral studies, so he called Lu over to learn more about it. Although Lu Qinghe was a bit socially awkward, he could talk fluently about his profession, and the two quickly reached an agreement on cooperation.
Because his work plan was completed ahead of schedule, he thought of Jiang Shunian.
I remember their passionate kiss in the car.
Jiang Shunian stiffened and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Yanli, I discussed it with my agent today. We should try to avoid being seen together in public in the future. I need to focus on developing my career right now. Let's talk about it again after I've made some achievements, okay?"
All employees of the Fu family sign confidentiality agreements when they join the company, prohibiting them from disclosing any information about Fu Yanli. In addition, Fu Yanli has always been high-profile in his work and low-profile in his personal life, so there are no photos of him online, making him seem quite mysterious.
Sometimes when netizens comment on which CEO most resembles the domineering CEO in a wealthy family novel, Fu's employees feel regretful that they can't send their CEO Fu to debut.
Today, when they saw Fu Yanli holding Nuonuo, they were very careful not to reveal anything.
After all, gossip is nowhere near as important as work.
However, while Fu's employees can keep it a secret, it would be difficult to handle if others took photos.
Fu Yanli was aware of Jiang Shunian's concerns. He lowered his eyes slightly, looking somewhat broken and restrained: "Shunian, I am willing to cooperate with you. After all, your career has just begun, and I will not sabotage it."
This reaction made Jiang Shunian feel even more guilty, and she subconsciously comforted him, "But it's okay at home."
Fu Yanli's golden eyes lit up slightly, but he suppressed his triumphant smile and said, "Alright, you take the lead."
Perhaps tonight I could try to get Shu Nian to kiss him first.
It can only be said that Jiang Shunian's understanding of Fu Yanli was not deep enough, and he did not know how deep the capitalist's tricks were.
Jiang Shunian wasn't idle at home either; he was looking through the scripts Pei Qingyi had sent him, and there was one TV series that really interested him.
The story is based on a true story. It tells the tale of a boy who grew up in a mountain village and left the mountains after graduation. He could never forget his father and the local customs of his hometown, and finally chose to return to the countryside to become a college student village official. He worked tirelessly day and night to lead the villagers to successfully escape poverty.
The writing is rich and sincere, and the plot is very touching. If it could be made into a film, it would probably have a very good effect, and the production cost wouldn't be very high.
Jiang Shunian marked the script and continued reading.
At noon, Jiang Shunian turned on the surveillance footage and found Nuonuo.
He was having lunch with Lu Yunchuan and Atticus. The three incredibly good-looking cubs eating together was a delightful sight.
Jiang Shunian was frustrated because they communicated entirely in English, and the content of their conversation sounded rather profound. Jiang Shunian could hear a few sounds, but he couldn't understand a word of it.
What's up with Lu Yunchuan? Didn't he say his English was so-so and he hadn't been self-studying for very long? How come he can speak to Nuonuo so fluently!
Moreover, the atmosphere was very much like a business gathering, with everyone's expressions quite serious. Jiang Shunian could almost imagine the scene of the three of them discussing cooperation or negotiating together ten or twenty years from now.
Jiang Shunian was like a desperate illiterate man. Great, another day when he was worse off than his elders and worse off than his children.
In the end, all I could do was lament, "With King Nuonuo and Lu Yunchuan around, we won't need me to build our country in the future!"
However, since he didn't understand, he could ask for help. Jiang Shunian sent a message to Fu Yanli, asking if he had watched the surveillance footage and what Nuonuo was talking about.
Soon, Fu Yanli replied with a voice message: "They are talking about US stocks. Atticus is familiar with the stock market, Lu Yunchuan is a math genius, and Nuonuo studied with me for a while, so she knows a lot about these things."
Jiang Shunian: "..." Very good, it is indeed a high-end business meeting.
Perhaps sensing that Jiang Shunian was watching her, Nuonuo turned to the camera during a break in their conversation, giving him a sweet smile: "Daddy, remember to eat well at home."
Jiang Shunian's fatherly love overflowed instantly; his son took time out of his busy schedule to care for his empty-nest father!
How can there be such a good and well-behaved child in this world!
Jiang Shunian reached out and tapped Nuonuo's cute little face on the screen, feeling full of energy again, and even ate two more bites of lunch than usual.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Jiang Shunian couldn't wait to pick up Nuonuo.
He wore sunglasses, and his slightly long hair danced in the wind, making him look like a beautiful painting.
Nono and Atticus came out and immediately saw Jiang Shunian.
"Daddy!" Nuonuo happily rushed towards Jiang Shunian, who picked her up as if he were carrying a future CEO.
Atticus greeted him politely, "Good afternoon, Uncle."
"Are you adjusting well to school?" Jiang Shunian asked.
Nono nodded: "I'm adapting very well, Dad. The teacher has given us the lesson plans for this semester. We can study them in advance, and if we finish them, we can ask for the ones for later."
His beautiful, dark golden eyes were filled with a thirst for knowledge: "Brother Atticus can teach me what I don't understand."
Jiang Shunian recalled his own experience of barely passing his academic classes during his school days, and realized that studying ahead of time was absolutely impossible for him.
He wisely stopped asking about it; he must be secretly pleased to have a child who doesn't need his help with homework.
After returning home, Jiang Shunan started cooking and also told Nuonuo about the live stream the day after tomorrow. Nuonuo had no objections.
When Fu Yanli got home from get off work, Jiang Shunian had already prepared four dishes and a soup. As soon as he entered the door, the house was filled with the aroma of food and a warm atmosphere.
This softened Fu Yanli's expression, and he naturally stepped forward to embrace Jiang Shunian, placing a light kiss on his forehead.
Having been hated by everyone since childhood, Fu Yanli never imagined that one day he would have a warm family.
—Although they are not officially recognized yet, they are still considered secret lovers.
After dinner, Atticus and Nono went to the study to study. Fu Yanli was worried and went to check on them every few days. Both children felt that this was a bit of a disturbance. Finally, Nono asked Jiang Shunian for help: "Dad, can you ask Uncle not to disturb us?"
Jiang Shunian could only pull his worried father, Fu Yanli, back to the bedroom.
As soon as she entered the door, Fu Yanli hugged her.
The room was dark, completely concealing Fu Yanli's triumphant smile.
"Shu Nian," Fu Yanli said softly, "could you give me a kiss?"
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