Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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On the other side, Jiang Shining gathered the four young people who won awards today, as well as the trainees from her company who had not yet debuted. After thinking about it, she decided to invite some of the staff from the online marketing team who had worked overtime for the awards ceremony and booked a large private room to treat them to dinner.
Leaving aside the fact that the staff sat at their own table, after the dishes were served one after another, Jiang Shining noticed that the boys didn’t touch the rice, and basically just ate some bland vegetables.
“Not to your liking?”
Upon hearing Jiang Shining’s question, the young people exchanged glances, somewhat embarrassed.
“No, Ms. Jiang. We’re just worried… worried that eating too much will affect our figure.”
Jiang Shining then realized that she had neglected this aspect, and she raised her chin.
“Eat whatever you want tonight. Tomorrow I’ll get a nutritionist and a coach to make a fitness plan for you. You can’t maintain your figure by starving yourself.”
With the boss’s permission, the trainees finally felt safe and started eating. After just a few bites, they all revealed the appetite of teenagers, and the food was quickly gone.
Jiang Shining smiled, watching them eat so happily reminded her of her sons. Now that she had some free time, she suddenly thought of Jing Xuan, wondering how he was doing on his own. After finishing the celebration banquet and encouraging the trainees, Jiang Shining left the restaurant amidst the trainees’ tearful, moved gazes.
She and Jing Xuan didn’t live far apart to begin with, and now that she missed him, Jiang Shining drove directly to Chu Jingxuan’s villa.
Upon entering, she didn’t see her son but instead saw a strange young man playing with dolls with Guoguo in the living room. Guoguo saw her, called out “Mommy,” and ran towards her. Jiang Shining bent down and picked up the little girl. She then looked up at the man.
The young man walked over, and Jiang Shining thought he was going to shake hands, but instead he bowed slightly.
“President Jiang, hello. My name is Qin Qian. I used to be a prince’s personal bodyguard.” He was polite and respectful, neither servile nor arrogant. “I only started following him after he was made a prince, so you haven’t seen me before.”
Qin Qian must be Jing Xuan’s confidant. The fact that Jing Xuan left him at home to take care of Guoguo showed that Jing Xuan valued Guoguo very much.
Jiang Shining reached out her hand, and Qin Qian hesitated for a moment before taking it.
“He must trust you a lot.” Jiang Shining was still a little curious. “But you’ve already been reincarnated and are now free, so why did you still choose to follow Jing Xuan?”
The indifferent-looking man finally curled the corners of his mouth into a slight smile.
“The prince treated his subordinate with great kindness in his past life, and I have never been able to repay his immense favor. Moreover, he continues to look after me in this life as well. Why would I seek another path with such a good superior?”
Jiang Shining was somewhat dazed. Her memories of Jing Xuan’s past ended when he was seventeen. Back then, he was still a boy, gentle in nature, but still a child. In this life, he had grown up, but in front of her, Jing Xuan was still like a big boy.
She couldn’t imagine what the boy in her memory would have been like when he became a prince. It seemed that she could only vaguely sketch out what he looked like in those years from other people’s words.
“Mommy!” Guoguo didn’t know why her mother suddenly stopped talking. So she reached out her little hands to hug Jiang Shining’s neck, kissed Jiang Shining’s cheek hard, and then said sweetly, “Guoguo loves Mommy so much.”
Jiang Shining was both amused and exasperated. The little girl thought her silence meant she was in a bad mood, and that she needed comforting.
She reached out and gently stroked Guoguo’s hair, then asked, “Where did Jing Xuan go?”
Qin Qian paused for a moment. Jing Xuan had instructed him before leaving not to tell Jiang Shining about his private meeting with Xiu Lingfei.
“Mr. Wang should be back soon, please wait a moment,” he said. “Or you can go back and rest first, and I’ll have the boss contact you later.”
Jiang Shining thought about it and agreed that this was a better approach. Jing Xuan was a big boss now, and he must be very busy.
Her villa complex was very close to Jing Xuan’s place, and Jiang Shining drove back home in just a few minutes. As soon as she parked the car in the garage, the energetic Guoguo unbuckled her seatbelt and jumped out. And just as Jiang Shining was about to move, her phone rang.
Jiang Shining turned off the car before answering the phone.
“Hello, President Jiang.”
Jiang Shining raised her eyebrows slightly, “Mr. Zhang Sujin?”
The person on the other end of the phone chuckled, “You have excellent hearing.”
The Best Actor, who had just met her on the awards stage, paused before continuing, “Ms. Jiang, what I said on the awards stage just now wasn’t entirely a joke.”
“You don’t really want to join my company, do you? I can’t afford to support someone as important as you.” Jiang Shining said with a half-smile.
“Actually, I’d like to ask you for a favor,” Zhang Sujin said. “I heard that Ninglu Entertainment is going to start investing in film production next?”
This surprised Jiang Shining a bit. The script and actors were still in the preparation stage, but Zhang Sujin was very well-informed.
“That’s true. I’m going to invest in an ancient fantasy film.”
Zhang Sujin smiled and said, “Your ambition is truly remarkable. Having just conquered the lucrative variety show market, instead of building on that success, you’re now turning your attention to the film industry. As a veteran in the film industry, I actually have some suggestions to share with you.”
“Oh? For example?”
“For example, if you really want to enter the film industry, I think it is necessary to have a high-quality actor with a high reputation.”
Jiang Shining finally understood what Zhang Sujin was going around in circles with.
“You want to act in my movie, but what’s your reason?” Jiang Shining asked in surprise. “As a talented actor, you don’t need anyone else’s help.”
Zhang Sujin gave a wry smile. “Don’t laugh at me, but I’ve been stuck in a rut for a long time because my screen image is already tied to martial arts films. So… I want to change my image. If you’re willing, I’ll wholeheartedly dedicate myself to your film.”
“Why do you trust me? You know this is my first time investing in a movie. Aren’t you afraid I’ll ruin your reputation?” Jiang Shining was still puzzled.
“Your first talent show was also of excellent quality, wasn’t it? I believe in your talent and ambition, Ms. Jiang. Someone as serious as you will definitely do your best,” Zhang Sujin said. “I hope you will give it serious consideration. I think this is an opportunity for both of us.”
After hanging up the phone and going inside, Jiang Shining was still thinking about the matter.
Zhang Sujin was indeed good-looking, but he had a strong, masculine air about him. In the fantasy film she was preparing for, the female lead was a white nine-tailed fox played by Lin Qingqing, who had already been cast. While the male lead was a puppet emperor whose father died young, who ascended the throne as a child and was controlled by powerful ministers. The romance between the two and the male lead’s rise to power were both important. She thus felt that Zhang Sujin’s temperament didn’t quite match the role.
However, he was indeed a very skilled actor and had been in the entertainment industry for many years, making him quite mature. Jiang Shining could continue to promote newcomers, but it couldn’t match the popularity of Zhang Sujin, the newly crowned Best Actor.
So she was a bit conflicted.
At this stage, she must ensure that every move Ninglu Media made was a good one. Jiang Shining’s frequent public appearances were actually to attract attention for the company. If she could consistently produce high-quality programs and movies, Ninglu Media could establish a good reputation as early as this year, ensuring its future development. But if she made a mistake, her personal image and the company’s would plummet.
Jiang Shining pondered for a moment while coaxing Guoguo to sleep. Guoguo, always a well-behaved child, soon fell asleep in her crib. Jiang Shining hadn’t eaten much that evening. So after watching her little daughter fall asleep, she went downstairs, intending to find something to eat in the kitchen to tide her over.
Just then, she heard a very light knock on the door, without ringing the doorbell. Jiang Shining looked up; the clock on the wall showed it was 11:40 PM, already late at night.
She went to open the door, and standing outside was Chu Jingxuan.
“Jing Xuan?” Jiang Shining was a little surprised. “It’s so late, why are you here?”
“I heard from Qin Qian that you came to see me, so I came to check on you,” Jing Xuan explained gently as he closed the door.
He looked up and saw that on the counter of the open kitchen in the distance, the bread machine had just popped out freshly toasted bread slices.
“Didn’t you eat dinner?”
Before Jiang Shining could answer, Jing Xuan changed into slippers and headed to the kitchen, quickly starting to prepare a late-night snack. Jiang Shining felt a pang of heartache thinking that Jing Xuan had probably just finished work, hadn’t even had a sip of water since arriving at her place, and was now cooking.
From the previous life to now, Jing Xuan had always been too obedient, so obedient that it broke her heart.
She had no idea that the sweet little boy she loved had just threatened his own father.
“Don’t bother cooking, it’s so late. Let’s just eat something simple. Oh, and there’s some cake in the fridge, would you like some?”
“I’m not hungry,” Jing Xuan said with a smile. “I’m not a child anymore, and cake doesn’t appeal to me.”
Regardless of what Jiang Shining said, Jing Xuan still cooked rice and stir-fried two dishes.
The two sat down to eat and chat, and Jiang Shining told him about Zhang Sujin’s desire to play the male lead. Jing Xuan was also a little surprised, but after thinking calmly for a while, he spoke up.
“Feasible.”
“Do you think he’s suitable for this role?”
Jing Xuan nodded. “Zhang Sujin is indeed a very good actor and is willing to put in a lot of hard work. Moreover, he is currently at the peak of his career, and as his first work after winning the Best Actor award, he must have studied and thought about it carefully. If Zhang Sujin is willing to risk his career to ask for this collaboration, perhaps he will give us some surprises.”
Since Jing Xuan agreed, the matter was settled.
Jiang Shining always thought things through. Now that Zhang Sujin had been cast as the male lead, she began to consider the next opportunity. Jing Xuan noticed that her hand holding the chopsticks was resting on the edge of the bowl, motionless, and her delicate eyebrows were slightly furrowed. He knew that she was thinking about something again.
Jing Xuan sighed, then stretched out his slender fingers and gently pressed them against Jiang Shining’s slightly furrowed brow until they smoothed it out.
“You don’t need to worry so much, Mother,” he said gently and tenderly. “Things are different now than before. I’ve grown up and I’m here with you. I can handle all these things.”
Jiang Shining was startled, her emotions surging within her, and in the end, it all culminated in a soft sigh.
“My good son,” she murmured.
The little boy she once protected had unknowingly grown into such a strong and upright man.
As his mother stroked his cheek, Jing Xuan felt a sense of contentment.
He finally experienced the feeling his brother must have felt when he and his mother were planning things together. He realized how happy it was to be relied upon and trusted by his mother.
At that moment, Jing Xuan even selfishly wished that Jing Yuan and the other children would arrive a little later, so that his mother’s gaze would stay solely on him…
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The downsides of having many siblings!
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Because we have many new readers, and some are unsure about the tone of this article, I’ll give a brief overview.
The female lead won’t get back together with any of the scumb*gs; their role is just to be roasted, they’re all pushovers. The male lead is currently nowhere to be seen, and even if he does appear, he’ll only make a minor role later on; raising the kids is the main focus.
Big Brother Jing Yuan will be online tomorrow, and the other kids will appear soon too.
Then, it seems the female lead’s comeback will happen faster and faster, so please forgive me if you like plot twists (*╯3╰).
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