The director was in a dilemma. Jiang Shu had not taken on any roles in the past few years. She had basically disappeared from the Internet, and her reputation was not that good. The invitations given to her were all made up by the leadership.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I delivered it, the other party's agent replied immediately and said they could come and shoot. It seems that the weather is cool enough recently.

The director team was originally very happy to invite the audience's childhood goddess. However, before the filming started today, they found that Jiang Shu was very difficult to please... It was really a big troublemaker.

Now, in public, he is taking advantage of his seniority?

In the awkward silence, someone knocked on the door.

"Sorry, there was a serious traffic jam on the road. Did it delay the filming?"

Shao Jinhuan pushed the door open and walked in, breathing rapidly and with sweat on his forehead. It was obvious that he had rushed in after finishing his hairdo.

Shen Ci's eyes widened immediately. Why was he here too?

Shen Ci looked at Brother Zhang in surprise. Brother Zhang shook his head helplessly, indicating that he didn't know either.

This time, the PSA was rushed to be filmed before the Spring Festival, and many big names in the industry were invited. The specific participants have been changing, and Yunxiao only received the shooting theme and content.

Otherwise, if Wei Shuo had known in advance that Jiang Shu was coming, he would definitely have followed him.

Shao Jinhuan glanced casually, and his eyes stayed on Shen Ci's face for a few seconds, and he was obviously a little surprised.

"Director, what should we do now?"

The director saw a faint smile on his face and thought that he was in a good mood despite being late... But at least he was able to get out of the situation, so the director breathed a sigh of relief.

"Not too late, not too late, Teacher Shao, you've arrived just in time. I remember your seat is in the middle, let the staff take you there. Come on, teachers, get ready, and continue filming."

The director pretended to forget the incident and continued to arrange the work. One could only hope that Jiang Shu would come to her senses and go down the stairs.

In terms of fame, Shen Ci is indeed more suitable to be in the center position than her. It is really degrading for Jiang Shu to compete with a newcomer for these things.

Jiang Shu saw that he was being ignored. The staff began to surround Shao Jinhuan, who was standing in the center, to help him with his styling and explain his poses. He felt uncomfortable again.

Shao Jinhuan has only suddenly become famous in recent years. His ability is indeed worthy of the title of Movie Emperor, but compared with her, he is still a newcomer.

Jiang Shu didn't think he had the qualifications to stand higher than her. When she became famous, Shao Jinhuan didn't even know where to get soy sauce.

"Director, are you guys deliberately ignoring me?" Jiang Shu's voice was gentle, but his words were blunt: "I still approve of Mr. Shao, but as for the newcomer next to him... I still think this position is not appropriate."

Shao Jinhuan glanced at her. No wonder he felt Shen Ci was a little uneasy standing next to him. It turned out that someone with red-eye disease was staring at him.

To Shen Ci, Jiang Shu was a senior and a big shot. He had no right to refuse the request to change his position.

But on what basis? Shen Ci didn't owe her anything.

Shao Jinhuan said calmly: "I didn't expect Senior Jiang to care so much about the position. Why don't I stand in your position, and Xiaoci stand in my center position. This way, no one will be embarrassed, and Senior can still stand in the position he likes."

Shen Ci: “???”

The crowd eating onlookers: “…” There is actually such a thing?

Jiang Shu: “…”

If you think about it, there seems to be nothing wrong with what Shao Jinhuan said, but why does she feel... even more aggrieved?

A newcomer like Shen Ci is actually standing in the C position, isn't he still better than her!

Shao Jinhuan saw that everyone present was stunned, so he turned around and asked Shen Ci softly, "Xiao Ci, what do you think?"

Shen Ci: “…” Do you think I dare to speak?

The director was in tears, wondering how things had turned out like this. Shao Jinhuan didn't have such a hard temper before.

Having actor Shao, who has millions of female fans, stand at such a low position, it is estimated that the ad will be torn to pieces by fans before it is even aired.

He hurried to negotiate with other participating stars, and finally moved Jiang Shu to the middle, standing next to Shen Ci, which temporarily calmed her resentment.

As for the positions of Shao Jinhuan and Shen Ci, he did not dare to move.

Shao Jinhuan has his girlfriend fans to support him, while Shen Ci... may appear harmless on the surface, but in fact, the fighting power of the mother fans behind him is terrifying. How dare he mess with him!

Shen Ci stood there, pulling his hair with a confused look on his face.

I was inexplicably targeted, and inexplicably rescued... This experience is so familiar.

The rest of the photoshoot was simple and was completed smoothly. After removing the makeup, it was the routine of exchanging compliments and bonding.

Shen Ci originally wanted to leave early because he was too bored, but was stopped by Shao Jinhuan.

"Xiao Ci." He walked out of the crowd, looked down at Shen Ci's neck, his eyes somewhat lonely: "The gift I gave you...haven't you seen it yet?"

Gift? Shen Ci then remembered the cowhide bag. He had not opened it yet. He was not in the mood to do so in the car, and he forgot about it once he got home.

Shen Ci touched his nose a little embarrassedly: "Uh, I'll take it apart when I get back..."

After a while, Shao Jinhuan uttered a low "hmm", which sounded a bit aggrieved and lost.

The other person just helped him out of trouble, and Shen Ci was too embarrassed to offend him, so he had to chat with Shao Jinhuan awkwardly for a while, his brain frantically working to think about how to escape properly.

Fortunately, Brother Zhang received a call and urged Shen Ci to hurry home. Shen Ci heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly said goodbye and left.

***

As soon as Shen Ci got home, he saw the maids in the Shen family's house were busy moving things around, and there were several piles of express deliveries in the front yard.

Shen Ci was confused. When did the Shen family’s house become a courier distribution point?

He walked into the house and saw Aunt Zhou, the housekeeper, arranging the transportation. He went up to her and asked, "Aunt Zhou, what... is going on?"

Aunt Zhou's eyes lit up when she saw Shen Ci: "Oh, Xiao Ci, you're back. These seem to be gifts from your friends! I don't know if they're birthday gifts or New Year gifts..."

Shen Ci was stunned. He lowered his head and looked around. Sure enough, he found that the whole yard was filled with piles of carefully wrapped gift boxes.

As they were talking, a Kamikaze Express truck rumbled past the Shen residence. The courier man opened the door and got out of the car listlessly. When he opened the compartment, he saw another car full of gift boxes tied with bows.

Shen Ci: “…”

He doesn’t seem to have that many friends, right?!

The courier brother came closer carrying a large item and put it down, his face showing frustration. Aunt Zhou sighed and handed him a bottle of water: "Young man, you've worked hard. You've come here three or four times today, right?"

The courier brother looked resentful, as if he was about to utter a word: "Yeah, a round trip takes two hours. This is only half of it..."

Shen Ci was stunned when he heard this. They had transported three or four truckloads of gifts and only half of them were delivered?!

The cell phone suddenly rang and Shen Ci picked it up.

"Hello? Is this Mr. Shen, the owner of Room 1102?"

Shen Ci suddenly had a bad feeling: "Uh, yes."

The lady on the other end of the phone sounded like she was about to cry: "Mr. Shen! The front desk of the apartment is already full of your express deliveries! Please come and pick them up."

Shen Ci's mouth twitched: "...Okay."

Friends, friends, where did he get such crazy friends!

Shen Ci hung up the phone, lowered his head and picked up a box, wanting to see the name on the express delivery slip. He flipped through it several times but couldn't find it, so he muttered, "Why is there no sender?"

The courier put down a large box and said quietly, "Because they were all pulled directly from the Yunxiao Entertainment building."

Sky Entertainment?

This - I'm afraid it's not a gift sent to him by his fans.

Shen Ci immediately called Brother Zhang to confirm, and it turned out to be just as he thought.

"Well, the company definitely can't let it go, so just ship it directly to your house. It's so big anyway." Zhang Ge gloated: "But to be honest, this is the first time I've seen so many fan gifts in one go. Remember to open them all."

Brother Zhang hung up the phone in a sly manner, and Shen Ci looked up at the sky in silence.

With so many gifts, it will take him forever to open them!

Shen Ci received cart after cart of stuff and began to unpack it in the living room. From rings to trendy clothes, from books to CDs, from game consoles to new cell phones... Shen Ci unpacked it for more than an hour with a numb face before he finished only the tip of the iceberg and finally collapsed and lay dead on the upper floor.

In addition to the gifts from his fans, some of these gifts were actually sent by his friends. For example, Min Song inexplicably sent half a truck of pink snacks, and Shen Ci could only put it aside with a frown on his face.

Shen Cisheng threw himself into the big bed in despair. When he turned around, he saw the brown paper bag casually placed on the ground.

It was a gift from Shao Jinhuan.

He sat up, took the paper bag, unwrapped the packaging layer by layer, and saw a thick knitted scarf.

The pattern is simple and low-key, and if you look closely, you can see some slightly rough stitches.

“…I made it myself.”

Shao Jinhuan's words yesterday came to mind again. Shen Ci pinched the scarf and thought that this was really woven by himself. It took time, effort and eyes. Shao Jinhuan really put a lot of effort into it.

It’s just that the way he did it… was too much like Shen Ci in the past, who always put in a lot of effort and care whenever he found an opportunity to give a gift.

Shen Ci felt a little uncomfortable. Having had similar experiences and feelings before, he quickly figured out Shao Jinhuan's purpose.

Although he didn't know why he suddenly changed his mind, Shen Ci felt it necessary to explain it to Shao Jinhuan anyway.

He doesn't want to do something like that where someone keeps hanging around and doesn't give him or her a quick death just because he or she doesn't like you anymore.

***

As the year was coming to an end, Shen Ci had almost finished all the small and big announcements, and was finally sent home by Brother Zhang to take a vacation. He would continue working after the Spring Festival.

Brother Zhang sent the man back to his small single apartment, and before leaving, he handed him a gift box, saying it was a birthday gift and a New Year gift combined into one.

Shen Ci: "...Okay, thank you Brother Zhang!"

To be honest, Shen Ci now spends an hour or two opening gift boxes every day when he returns to the Shen family, and there are still a lot of gift boxes left at home. Now, his scalp tingles when he sees the gift boxes with beautiful bows.

He pretended to be very happy to accept the gift, but almost burst into tears the moment he turned around.

When Shen Ci thought about having this kind of experience again next year, he just wanted to retire.

Complaints aside, Shen Ci started packing as soon as he got back to the apartment. In less than half an hour, he had packed his suitcase and dragged it downstairs.

Even though the Spring Festival holiday has begun, he spends the holiday at his grandfather's house every year, and this year is no exception.

After going downstairs, Shen Ci spotted a familiar car and ran over dragging his suitcase.

He knocked on the car window, opened the door, and smiled brilliantly at the person in the back seat: "Uncle, let's go!"

Lu Xiao smiled helplessly. Sometimes, Shen Ci seemed like he hadn't grown up.

He got out of the car and put away his suitcase. After returning to the car, he stroked Shen Ci's hair and said softly, "Take a nap. We'll be there when you wake up."

Shen Ci raised his head and said "hmm", smiling happily.

Lu Xiao not only sent him there, but actually stayed with him at his grandfather's place for the New Year. Shen Ci felt happy for no reason when he thought about being able to spend such a long vacation with Lu Xiao.

There were not many people at Lu Xiao's house, and he always lived alone in the big house. But one year, Xiao Naituan found him and insisted on taking Lu Xiao to celebrate the New Year together.

Over time, Lu Xiao developed the habit of visiting Grandpa Shen Ci's house every year.

The car drove smoothly. Shen Ci leaned on Lu Xiao, feeling comfortable and warm. His eyelids slowly began to droop, and finally he fell asleep in a daze.

I don't know how long it was before the car suddenly jolted.

Shen Ci was thrown forward by inertia and was nearly strangled to death by Lu Xiao's arms. Then he hit Lu Xiao's chest with a "bang" and immediately came to his senses.

He rubbed his eyes, which were still half open, in confusion, looked out the window at the desolate mountains and said, "Uncle...what's wrong?"

Lu Xiao touched Shen Ci's head soothingly and knocked on the car window with a slightly frowned brow.

The driver's trembling voice came: "Mr. Lu, it seems that the car has lost its anchor..."