The Jin'an Hotel was booked today to host Yunxiao Entertainment's annual meeting.

In addition to all the employees and artists of Yunxiao Entertainment, other subsidiaries of the group also sent representatives. The scene can be said to be full of bigwigs from all walks of life.

Countless media outlets rushed to report on the event, but were all declined by the venue manager.

The low-key grand annual meeting officially opened at 5 pm. Only those with invitation letters were eligible to enter.

Shen Ci went there in Yang Xi's nanny car. He touched and looked around the car, feeling deeply moved: "For someone of your status, even your nanny car is more advanced than mine. This one even has a toilet and shower room? I want one too."

"You want it?" Yang Xi said with a tut-tut sound: "Xiao Ci, don't you want to make use of your pretty face?"

"Come and please the local fans, and I'll give you this car, how about that?"

Shen Ci: “???”

He threw a pillow over and hit Yang Xi in the face: "Dreams can contain anything!"

Yang Xi took the pillow and smiled: "You don't want to be at a disadvantage. Aren't you happy to be supported by your rich fans?"

Shen Ci picked up the air hammer next to his seat and hammered Yang Xi's shoulder several times: "Of course it feels good."

"But I have even richer fans who can give me luxury cars and private jets. Why should I look for you?"

Shen Ci made a face at him and automatically classified Lu Xiao as a "rich fan with more money".

Anyway, Lu Xiao is not here, so it would be very easy for me to secretly use him to pretend to be cool.

Yang Xi was infuriated when he heard this: "What, there's a rich woman?! Give me her contact information quickly, or I can save myself 50 years of hard work!"

Shen Ci rolled his eyes and hammered Yang Xi on the head.

***

Jinan Hotel is another hotel owned by Lu Xiao. When the two arrived, there were already quite a few people sitting there, all of them were artists from Yunxiao Entertainment. Many of those who were going to perform tonight had already put on their makeup and done their styling, waiting early.

Shen Ci and Yang Xi sat down side by side according to the seating arrangement given to them before, and unexpectedly found that the empty seat on their left was occupied by the "Wonderful Playground" production team. They might be getting their looks done.

I'm about to run into Bai Ziwei again.

Shen Ci was feeling nervous, but luckily the person in charge of arranging the seats came alone this time, so there were two people between the two of them.

But after Bai Ziwei came back and sat down, Shen Ci could still feel the other party's vaguely malicious gaze from time to time.

Shen Ci prayed in his heart, hoping that Bai Ziwei would behave himself today and not bully the cannon fodder again.

Representatives from other companies in the group gradually arrived, and the venue soon became lively.

"Oh my god, this handsome guy looks familiar to me, but he shouldn't be an artist, right? He's too handsome!"

"Ahhh, five minutes. I want all the information about this man!"

"Wait, is this our big boss? I think I've seen him on the cover of a financial magazine!"

The artists of "Wonderful Playground" suddenly became excited and started to discuss in low voices.

Shen Ci felt curious, so he put down his phone and looked up, and sure enough, he saw an acquaintance at the entrance.

Lu Xiao actually came.

He didn't walk fast, his slow and graceful steps naturally revealed the natural temperament of a superior. At this moment, he was like a lion lazily and casually patrolling his territory, dangerous and charming.

Lu Xiao's eyebrows and eyes were deep and cold, and his outline and facial features were as deep as a sculpture. His waist was straight, and the well-cut high-end suit made his figure even taller and more perfect. He was dazzling for a moment and silently attracted the attention of the whole audience. No wonder this group of young girls were so excited.

This annual meeting also occurred in the original novel, but at that time Bai Ziwei had been terminated by Yunxiao Entertainment for unknown reasons, and the whole book was described from Bai Ziwei's perspective, so Shen Ci was not clear about the specific situation.

I just heard from Brother Zhang that Lu Xiao never comes to Yunxiao Entertainment's annual party, and this year is the first time.

As soon as Lu Xiao entered the venue, he looked around as if he was looking for something.

His eyes swept in the direction of Shen Ci, then he settled down and smiled even more deeply at Shen Ci.

The girls around Shen Ci covered their mouths and screamed softly. Most of the young artists who were used to big scenes were still in love, and when they saw the perfect god-like figure smiling at them, they couldn't help but blush.

Shen Ci smiled and winked at him secretly. Lu Xiao turned away with a smile and walked towards the guest seats as arranged.

Bai Ziwei stared blankly at Lu Xiao's back, and felt that the noise in his ears had disappeared, and there was only this man left in the world.

He recognized him; this was the villain of the original novel, Lu Xiao.

In fact, Bai Ziwei has never figured out what Lu Xiao's motive was for being the villain in the original novel.

He is wealthy and powerful, almost at the top of China's economic world. With just a wave of his finger, countless beauties rush to him.

Logically speaking, the original owner, a star, would not bother him, but Lu Xiao always found ways to trick the original owner and even killed her several times. There is no reason for this in the original novel.

The career line doesn't make sense, so what about the love line...

The light bulb on Bai Ziwei's head lit up with a ding. Could it be that... he also had a crush on the original owner, so he kept doing things to attract the original owner's attention? !

Thinking of this, Bai Ziwei suddenly understood.

The smile that Lu Xiao just gave was also directed at him.

Bai Ziwei felt a little annoyed that he didn't respond.

***

The annual meeting kicked off quickly. After a simple opening dance, the general manager and heads of various departments presented their annual reports.

It seemed that because the group president Lu Xiao was present, they spoke with particular excitement, spitting all over the place, wanting to show off how many outstanding achievements Yunxiao Entertainment had made this year, hoping to obtain more approval funds in the new year.

A staff member came and patted Yang Xi on the shoulder, wanting to take them to get their hair done, and the two of them left quietly.

In fact, most of the artists arrived early to prepare their looks, but Yang Qi used the excuse that he needed more practice time and stayed in the company lounge for a long time. In name, it was a practice show... but in fact, he was happily playing games.

Fortunately, their outfits were very simple, and Shen Ci changed his clothes in just a few minutes and pushed open the door of the fitting room and walked out.

The originally noisy dressing room suddenly became much quieter. Yang Xi's eyes widened, and he stammered for a long time before he spoke: "This, this outfit is so suitable for this song!"

Shen Ci's stylist was also a little stunned: "Xiao Ci's foundation is too delicate, and complicated styling will not look so good. I... I just wanted to try it, but I didn't expect the effect to be so good."

Shen Ci looked down and saw that he...had just changed into a white shirt.

Shen Ci, who looked confused, was pressed in front of the dressing table and had very light stage makeup put on, basically completing her styling at the same time as Yang Xi.

There were probably still four or five shows before it was their turn. Shen Ci finished singing, practiced softly with Yang Qing once more, and then stopped. Singing is different from dancing. If you practice too much, you might end up with a hoarse voice when you go on stage, which would be counterproductive.

It was very boring while waiting to go on stage. Shen Ci suddenly had an idea and sent a message to Lu Xiao.

He should be watching a TV show now, right? He must be feeling bored.

***

The phone vibrated, Lu Xiao put down the document in his hand, rubbed his brows and clicked on the message.

Coke Baked A-ci: Uncle! Is the show good?

Coke-baked A-ci: I’m going to go on stage soon, I’m so nervous!

Coke baked A-ci: [crying][crying][crying]

Lu Xiao couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.

There seemed to be some commotion on the stage. Lu Xiao looked up and saw that the man in the middle had accidentally made a mistake, and now the whole team was nervously adjusting.

Lu Xiao narrowed his eyes and remembered that the person who made the mistake was Bai Ziwei who had frequently appeared beside Xiao Ci recently.

I heard that he had an argument with Shen Ci because of this program.

Lu Xiao's eyes were dark, and he was thinking about finding an excuse to suppress Bai Ziwei a little bit. If Xiao Ci hadn't been inexplicably magnanimous and never bothered with Bai Ziwei, he would have made Bai Ziwei regret being born long ago.

Lu Xiao lowered his eyes to look at his phone again, picked up the phone and spoke into the receiver, replying to a voice message.

Bai Ziwei on the stage saw Lu Xiao lower his head again and he almost vomited blood.

From the moment they came on stage, Lu Xiao never raised his head. Bai Ziwei tried her best to dance better and sing better but it did not arouse Lu Xiao's interest at all.

Just now, he made a mistake on purpose because he got angry. This attracted Lu Xiao's attention, and he even looked at him a few more times.

Bai Ziwei was very happy, but before he could even flirt with Lu Xiao, he lowered his head again!

There's a show going on on the stage, why is he just looking down and doing nothing?

His mood went through ups and downs, and Bai Ziwei, who was not paying attention to the show to begin with, made countless mistakes. His teammates felt regretful as they stared at Bai Ziwei who was sitting in the C position but not doing his job, and they almost hated him in their hearts.

***

Shen Ci in the backstage didn't have to wait long before he received Lu Xiao's reply.

He picked up the phone and put it to his ear, then opened the voice message from Lu Xiao.

"I'm here to protect you, what are you afraid of?"

The deep, magnetic voice has a plain tone, but it gives people a calm and powerful sense of tolerance and security. Shen Ci's ears felt a little numb, and he couldn't help but play it several times.

My originally restless and nervous heart seemed to gradually calm down.

Shen Ci smiled. Lu Xiao was right. The most influential people in the entire venue had given him absolute trust. What was he afraid of from the criticisms of others?

"Teacher Yang, Teacher Shen, it's your turn!"

A staff member came over with instructions, smiling. Shen Ci and Yang Xi stood up and walked towards the stage side by side.

***

When there was total silence on and off the stage, the lights suddenly came back on.

In the light, Shen Ci stood quietly in the center of the stage, holding a microphone and smiling gently at the audience.

He was wearing the simplest, cleanest white shirt and trousers, and the faint smile on his face was like a gentle breeze that made people calm down slowly. He perfectly replicated the gentle senior who walked out of the youthful memories and fantasies of all girls.

“This look—reminds me of my first love!”

"Newcomers are all monsters. As expected, he is another god. His position in the company has been reduced..."

"So handsome! I cried! Do my eyes automatically photoshop?"

“…”

The staff and artists who had a good relationship with him all cheered enthusiastically. Xia Qingqing in the front row was so excited that she almost grabbed a highlighter and cheered like crazy.