Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Huang Chuan didn’t seem to expect to meet the CEO of Huading in the parking lot. He was stunned for a moment, then greeted him with a happy face: “I didn’t expect to meet President Yan here, why don’t we have a simple meal together?” He originally wanted to go through the internal staff of Huading to get a small project under Huading, but who knew that he would meet the CEO of Huading here, of course he had to go forward and get close to him.
After Yan Mu saw who was coming, he frowned slightly. Seeing Lu Chengyu standing a few steps away, he stepped over Huang Chuan and walked to Lu Chengyu’s side without saying a word.
When Huang Chuan saw his action, he immediately thought of the thing his uncle told him. It seemed that there was really something fishy between this assistant Lu and the CEO of Huading. He followed and approached, “It’s a rare opportunity to meet President Yan and Assistant Lu today. A new French restaurant has recently opened in the East District. If you two have time, why don’t we go and try it?”
Lu Chengyu raised his eyebrows and looked at Yan Mu, and then he saw that Yan Mu had a stern face, and he didn’t seem to like Huang Chuan very much.
“No, thank you Mr. Huang for your invitation. I have other things to do in the evening, so I won’t go,” Lu Chengyu said, “Mr. Huang is busy, I won’t bother you, I’ll leave first.”
Huang Chuan heard Lu Chengyu’s refusal, and before he could say anything to keep him, he saw that he had already walked a few steps away, obviously not in the mood to eat his meal, so he had to cast his eyes on Yan Mu, hoping that Yan Mu would agree for the sake of his uncle.
“Thank you, no need.” Yan Mu replied briefly, turned and walked towards his car, and drove away under Huang Chuan’s gaze.
“It’s just a couple of bucks, why are you putting on airs?” Huang Chuan kicked the supporting column at his feet and said, “Even a pretty boy is putting on airs, ugh!”
Lu Chengyu’s car had just left the parking lot when he saw Yan Mu’s car coming from behind. He slowed down, rolled down the window, and waved to Yan Mu, “Boss, see you tomorrow.”
Yan Mu was stunned for a moment, and by the time he was about to wave like Lu Chengyu, Lu Chengyu’s car had already driven out in front. He looked at his wrist and closed the window.
When Lu Chengyu was driving past a square, he saw an advertisement for Liang’s Real Estate on the big screen in the square. In the advertisement, the high-end community built by Liang’s was beautiful, like a fairyland. At the same time, the advertisement also claimed that living in this community was a symbol of status and taste.
This slogan may seem a bit vulgar, but there were so many rich people nowadays, and they all liked to buy things that symbolized financial status.
After he failed the interview at Liang’s, he didn’t pay much attention to Liang’s affairs. He only knew that although the houses in Liang’s community were expensive, they quickly sold out. However, a few years later, there were quality problems in this community, and Liang’s spent a lot of energy and money to settle the matter.
“Do you have eyes? You want to die, but you have to wait for a day?!”
Hearing the angry scolding from the front, Lu Chengyu slowed down and looked forward. He found a car parked in front of him, and some fruits and vegetables were scattered on the ground. The person being scolded turned out to be Chen Jin, who was already working at Liang’s.
Lu Chengyu frowned, not wanting to watch this kind of excitement. Who knew that just when he was about to change lanes to go around, Chen Jin suddenly looked up at him, and the two of them immediately looked at each other. At that moment, Lu Chengyu was embarrassed to leave like this.
After parking the car aside, Lu Chengyu walked to the driver who was still cursing, knocked on his car window and said, “Brother, what are you doing?”
“What for? Do you want to bully others by relying on your numbers?” The driver was big and strong. Seeing a gentle-looking young man coming, he was not afraid and continued to yell, “It’s such a wide road, but you have to rush into cars without any eyes. Isn’t this harming people?”
Lu Chengyu waited for the man to finish yelling with a smile, then he lay one hand on the roof of the car, raised his eyebrows and said, “Brother, this is the only entrance and exit of the square. There are many pedestrians coming and going. Look at where you parked. It’s less than one meter away from the zebra crossing. You are lucky that you didn’t hit anyone today. If you hurt someone, this would not be so easy to deal with.”
“Why, do you want to blackmail me for money?” The driver raised his voice a little, as if he would raise his fist and beat Lu Chengyu if he dared to say yes.
“That’s really harsh. Do you think we are short of money?” Lu Chengyu stuck his head into the car window and patted the driver’s shoulder. “You should at least say sorry to the victim, right?”
After Lu Chengyu put his hand on the driver’s shoulder, the driver’s face turned from red to white. Finally, with a blank face, after apologizing, he dropped a few red notes and pressed on the gas pedal.
Lu Chengyu handed the few red notes to Chen Jin but did not see him picking them up. Instead he bent over and picked up the fruits and vegetables that had not broken on the ground. He then put the money among these fruits by the way: “Where do you live? I will send you back.”
Chen Jin looked at the bag with vegetables and fruits in his hand and shook his head. “No, the place where I live is very close to here. Just thank you.” He didn’t want to face Lu Chengyu at all, only when you didn’t see the person, would his feelings fade down a little.
After Lu Chengyu said “You’re welcome.”, he had nothing to say to Chen Jin for a while. He had a complicated impression of Chen Jin. He took good care of Chen Jin because his family conditions were not very good. Who knew that he would develop feelings for him, and so he rejected him. But in the end, the man he was with was related to the accidental death of his parents. This whole thing had nothing to do with Chen Jin, so he knew in his heart that Chen Jin had done nothing wrong from beginning to end, but he could not be willing to have too much contact with this person.
Chen Jin forced a smile, looked at Lu Chengyu’s car parked on the side of the road, nodded to Lu Chengyu, and walked across the sidewalk to the other side of the street.
Lu Chengyu turned around and got in the car, closed the window, turned on the air conditioner, and felt that the heat on his body had subsided a lot. He looked at Chen Jin’s back, shook his head, and stepped on the accelerator.
During the weekend, Lu Chengyu went to the set of “Flying Bird” to check the progress of the filming. As soon as he entered the set, he saw Zhang Shuo yelling at an actress. After seeing him, Zhang Shuo barely suppressed his anger and came to greet him.
As the investor of this film, Lu Chengyu rarely appeared and did not attend the previous opening ceremony. So when everyone saw the director being so polite to a young handsome guy, they were still guessing that he was the younger brother of a star who was preparing to play a role in this movie.
After learning about the progress of the filming, Lu Chengyu did not say much, but just watched the performance of the actors from behind the monitor. To be honest, the acting of the heroine in this play was not outstanding, but fortunately, this play won as it had a wonderful plot and because of the hilarious conflicts between several male protagonists. The heroine was just an embellishment of this movie, and it was not so important whether she was there or not.
The male protagonists of this movie were not very famous actors. Although they had some strength, they looked very ordinary. In the past, they only played supporting roles in TV dramas. No one would have thought that these people would become a new generation of powerful actors because of this play. One of them even won the title of Best Actor a few years later.
After filming a few scenes, Zhang Shuo called several leading actors to greet the investor. Only then did everyone know that this handsome young man was not an artist, but the investor of this movie.
These several leading actors had been in the entertainment industry for a long time. After listening to the director’s introduction, they all came forward to greet Lu Chengyu. Lu Chengyu also talked to these people in a gentle tone. He also took a few photos with these people and asked for a few autographs.
This move of his made several leading actors very excited. With their status in the circle, they didn’t have any fans. Now they saw that the investor could take photos with them in a gentle tone and ask for autographs, they understood it was because he gave them face and didn’t want to embarrass them with his identity as the investor. In this circle, it was not new for investors to embarrass artists.
One of the male actors, Gao Boyang, inexplicably felt that Lu Chengyu looked very familiar. After thinking for a long time, he said, “Mr. Lu looks a lot like the popular Q University school hunk on Weibo some time ago, but you look more energetic than the person in the photo.” This was very appropriate, because no matter whether Lu Chengyu was the Q University school hunk or not, this was meant as a compliment.
As soon as Gao Boyang said this, several other people looked at Lu Chengyu, and the female actor, Lin Mengmeng, also nodded and said, “Yes, it really looks like him. I even forwarded that Weibo.” No one in this circle was stupid, and everyone could talk well.
Lu Chengyu had worked in an entertainment agency and a crew in his previous life. He knew that it was not easy for actors. They must have said this just to please the investor. He smiled and said, “You two are worthy of being celebrities. You even recognized this.”
Everyone in this world liked to hear good words, and celebrities were the same. When Gao Boyang and Lin Mengmeng heard this, the smiles on their faces became a little sincere.
Zhang Shuo listened to the conversation of several people, then his face showed a bit of contemplation, and finally his face became a little hesitant. Seeing this, Lu Chengyu, who was good at observing people’s expressions, asked: “Director Zhang, what’s the matter?”
Zhang Shuo looked at Lu Chengyu, laughed dryly, rubbed his hands and said: “The next few scenes need a gentle college student, but I haven’t found a suitable actor yet. Now you are here, and your appearance is also quite suitable…” He wanted to say that this could save a sum of money, and Lu Chengyu was a popular schoolboy on Weibo before, which could be regarded as a selling point of the movie.
But thinking that the other party might not lack such a little money and was not someone who wanted to get into the entertainment industry, he didn’t say the rest of the words.
Lu Chengyu immediately understood what Zhang Shuo meant. He remembered that there was indeed such a college student role in “Flying Bird”, but there were only a few shots. The significance of the appearance of this tall, rich and handsome college student was to contrast the desolation and helplessness of the grassroots male protagonist, and to create an alternative joke.
“You mean, let me make a guest appearance?” Lu Chengyu touched his chin and smiled, “No problem, Director Zhang, remember to pay me when the time comes.”
Director Zhang laughed and said, “You are the one who pays the salary.” He was relieved. Mr. Lu was really a good person. He didn’t interfere with the filming, and the funds were always in place on time. He had a good temper and spoke reasonably. As a director, it was really a stroke of luck to meet such a good investor.
A person who could achieve this at such a young age, he wondered what kind of person he would be in the future.
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