The film and television city starts from the courtyard

Wang Ying and Xu Lin were both stunned when they heard Zhao Shucheng's words. Although they knew that Zhao Shucheng was very rich and that his milk tea shop had always been profitable, and that he had even collected a lot of franchise fees, they did not expect that Zhao Shucheng's reach had gone so far.

"This is real?"

"Of course, why would I lie to you?"

Xu Lin immediately said regretfully, "Oh dear, if I had known, why would I have gone to intern at the magazine? Wouldn't it have been better to have President Qin arrange for me to work at an internet company?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true. After all, whether you're suited for an internet company is a question. Besides, I see you're quite happy as an entertainment reporter."

"That's true. After all, you can see different news every day, and it's a lot of news about big stars, which is very exciting."

Wang Ying asked curiously, "Have you really invested in a lot of internet companies?"

"Not many, just a few leading internet companies, all of which I have invested in. After all, the internet is becoming more and more widespread, and the products I'm developing are related to them, so it's natural to plan ahead."

"You kept it a secret very well."

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "You can't blame me for this. You didn't even ask me what kind of investments I made."

"No wonder you said you could be Qianxi's financial backer. If Chen Tianhe knew you had so many shares in internet companies, he would definitely be eager to curry favor with you. How could he dare to sideline Qianxi?"

Zhao Shucheng shook his head and said, "It's not that bad. Besides, I don't need to tell Chen Tianhe, an outsider, about my background. Whether he can find out for himself or not is his business."

"Now I'm relieved. Since there's no problem on the internet, Qianxi's photo is just tabloid news at most, and it can only appear in magazines or newspapers, so it's destined not to have a big reaction."

Zhao Shucheng said, "So you're relieved now, can I go to the airport with Wang Ying?"

"Of course I'm not worried. I'll go with you. I've never ridden in such a luxury car before, let alone driven one."

Zhao Shucheng said, "If you like it, I can lend it to you for a while, but you have to be careful, I just bought it."

"Don't worry, I'll drive carefully and won't scratch or bump you. I can't afford to pay for that anyway."

After arriving at the airport, Zhao Shucheng went to park the car, while Wang Ying and Xu Lin prepared to check in.

Seeing that Zhao Shucheng wasn't there, Xu Lin said to Wang Ying, "To be honest, Wang Ying, I wasn't initially optimistic about you and Qin Chuan. But unexpectedly, more than four years have passed, and not only have you not broken up, but your relationship has only gotten better and better. Now you're even engaged. It's quite surprising."

Wang Ying asked curiously, "Xu Lin, why do you say that?"

"Miss, do you really not know? When you're with us, you're always aloof and rational, making you seem unapproachable. If we weren't roommates and hadn't gone through thick and thin together, we probably wouldn't have been able to get close to you."

"As for Qin Chuan, needless to say, although he seems to lack formal education and doesn't quite match us high-achieving students, he started his own business after graduating from high school and became a billionaire at a young age. He's inherently proud. He seems approachable, but he's actually quite arrogant and has very few people he can respect."

"When I first found out you two were together, I was wondering if you two, being such proud people, would ignore each other when you were together. But after observing you for a while, I've noticed that whenever you're with Qin Chuan, all your aloofness and rationality disappear."

"Is it really like that? I don't feel like I've changed at all?"

As Wang Ying spoke, she touched her face and looked at herself from head to toe. She didn't feel that her interactions with Zhao Shucheng were any different from usual.

Xu Lin nodded and said, "That's right. It's just that I didn't bring my camera today, otherwise you would have noticed the difference if I had taken a picture."

Zhao Shucheng walked over at this moment and asked with a smile, "What are you talking about?"

"It's nothing, just casual conversation. By the way, Qin Chuan, will you be taking Xu Lin home later?"

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "Yes, what's wrong?"

“Your car was just photographed. If it gets photographed again when you drop Xu Lin off, who knows what people will say then.”

Zhao Shucheng immediately understood Wang Ying's meaning and said, "Okay, let Xu Lin drive back directly in a bit, or go find Qianxi. I'll have my driver pick me up."

"Ok!"

Zhao Shucheng shook his head, stepped forward, hugged Wang Ying and said, "Alright, I'll come find you after I'm done with these few days."

"Yeah, don't overwork yourself. You can never earn all the money in the world."

"You don't know me at all. I'm the kind of person who will never sit if I can lie down, and will never stand if I can sit. I'm just supervising the work at the company; I won't let myself get tired."

"That's true, you're the laziest person ever. You're such a good cook, but you always buy food or go to restaurants. You're just too lazy to cook for yourself."

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "You can't blame me for that. It's because my cooking skills are too good. It's fine to cook once in a while, but if I cook for you every day, it will spoil your palate and you won't be able to eat other dishes. So the best way is to let you eat it occasionally to satisfy your cravings, and usually eat other people's cooking. That way, you won't lose your appetite."

"In the end, you're still lazy. Fine, I won't argue with you, but after we get married, you have to cook for me every day, or you can forget about getting into my bed."

Zhao Shucheng said, "So ruthless? Aren't you worried I'll go to someone else?"

"Go ahead and go find him if you dare. I want to see who dares to steal my man."

The two joked around for a while before parting ways.

Xu Lin lamented, "Does anyone even remember that I, a grown man, am still here?"

"Oh, Xu Lin, don't be angry. It's almost time, I should go."

"Have a safe trip. Call us when you arrive."

"Ok, I know!"

After watching Wang Ying walk through the ticket gate and board the plane, Zhao Shucheng turned around, looked at her, and said, "Xu Lin, here are the car keys. You can drive away now!"

"Alright, I thought I'd have to wait a while, but I didn't expect you to satisfy me so quickly, Miss. Luckily, I learned to drive with Wang Ying back in college, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to do it today."

Zhao Shucheng smiled helplessly and said, "Then you'd better be more careful. You haven't driven in a long time, are you a bit rusty?"

"Then you don't need to worry. We entertainment reporters not only need to have good writing skills, but also good driving skills. Otherwise, we won't be able to keep up with those big stars, and we can't afford to have our interviews delayed because of traffic jams."

After seeing that Xu Lin was indeed driving without any problems, Zhao Shucheng then asked the driver to take him back to the company.

Xiao Qianxi received a call from Xu Lin, who invited her to dinner. After hesitating for a moment, she agreed.

But when she arrived at the door and saw Zhao Shucheng's car parked there, she hesitated.

After all, although she was pretending to be Zhao Shucheng's girlfriend, she didn't want to have too much contact with him, lest any rumors actually spread and make He Xiaozhou unhappy.

Just as she hesitated, she saw the car door open, and Xu Lin stepped out.

"Xu Lin, it's you? Where's Qin Chuan?"

Xu Lin smiled and said, "Aren't you surprised? Qin Chuan lent me his car for a while, and I was thinking of coming to see you." "Surprised? More like shocked."

"Okay, let's go eat first, we'll talk again later."

During their meal, Xiao Qianxi thanked Xu Lin for her previous article and told her that the company was preparing to release an album for her in June.

"Really? That's great!"

"There's more good news. Xiao Zhou's research won an award, and he'll come back to see me then."

"That's really good news. You've finally overcome your hardships."

"Yes, it hasn't been easy for us along the way."

After breaking up with Yang Cheng, Xie Qiao threw herself into her work. Because of her hard work, her first-quarter sales reached one million yuan. This was actually from the sales of her published books, which impressed the publishing house leadership, who even granted her special permission to submit a novel for publication.

Previously, the publishing house's leaders thought online novels were unreliable, but after the publication of "Old Tales of Northeast China," they gradually accepted it, so it was fine for Xie Qiao to choose to publish an online novel.

Xie Qiao was naturally very happy to hear the news, but for a moment she didn't know which theme to choose.

After learning about Xie Qiao's troubles, Lu Qianran recommended an online serialized novel to Xie Qiao, but Xie Qiao felt it was somewhat unreliable after seeing the title.

When Xie Qiao returned home, she found that her little niece was also reading the book recommended by Lu Qianran. Out of curiosity, she sat down to read it with her and was deeply attracted by the author's writing style and plot. She decided to contact the author and hoped to publish the book.

Through Lu Qianran, Xie Qiao successfully arranged a meeting with the author, Ser. After a conversation, she learned that Ser was a loyal fan of San Gou and that he would agree to sign a contract with Xie Qiao if she arranged for San Gou to meet with her.

Xie Qiao originally thought that since she and San Gou were acquaintances, meeting him wouldn't be difficult, but she didn't expect San Gou to be so averse to meeting female fans. Even though Xie Qiao talked herself hoarse, it was all in vain.

Xie Qiao was at her wits' end and discussed with Lu Qianran for a long time without any solution. However, when she suddenly saw Qin Chuan inspecting the milk tea shop, an idea suddenly came to her mind.

"Qin Chuan, I really need your help this time."

Zhao Shucheng asked curiously, "What kind of help?"

After telling Zhao Shucheng about her troubles, Xie Qiao said, "San Gou refuses to meet her, but Ser insists on seeing San Gou before signing the contract. Anyway, San Gou has never shown his face, and we don't know what he looks like. You pretend to be San Gou and meet her to help me get the contract signed."

Zhao Shucheng said, "This is the only solution you could come up with? Why did you make me go? Couldn't you have found someone else?"

"No, no one else is suitable, and what if we accidentally let something slip?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "So you think I'm enough? Don't forget, I'm a celebrity now, do you think she'll believe me?"

“I think it’s fine. You’ve been familiar with San Gou’s creative process, so it’s definitely not a problem.”

Lu Qianran also tried to persuade Zhao Shucheng to help, saying that Zhao Shucheng was Xie Qiao's childhood friend and couldn't just watch Xie Qiao fail before she even got started.

Zhao Shucheng hesitated for a moment, then agreed to meet with Ser.

"Alright then, but it's settled then, I'll only meet her once, and whether it works out or not, I won't see her again."

"no problem."

Xie Qiao brought Zhao Shucheng to see Ser. Upon seeing Zhao Shucheng's attire, she immediately said, "Why did you come dressed like this?"

Zhao Shucheng looked at his clothes and said, "Is there a problem? This is quite formal."

"You're the writer San Gou now, how could he possibly wear a suit and tie?"

"It's too late to change it now."

Xie Qiao said, "Okay then, just say you prepared this especially for our meeting."

Ser arrived at the agreed location, looked at Zhao Shucheng, and said, "Are you Teacher San Gou?"

Xie Qiao said, "Yes, it's San Gou."

"Really are?"

"real."

"You're not lying to me, are you?"

Xie Qiao said nervously, "How could that be?"

Ser stood up, bowed, and said, "I've finally met you."

Ser seemed to easily believe that Zhao Shucheng was San Gou, and kept pestering Zhao Shucheng with questions.

Although Zhao Shucheng is not San Gou, he has written novels in other worlds before, so he has his own insights into the creative ideas of the Northeast Old Stories, which makes Ser admire him.

"Mr. San Gou, you're absolutely right. That's exactly how we writers are..."

Seeing that San Gou no longer had any doubts, Xie Qiao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Teacher Ser, now that you've met Teacher San Gou, can we sign the contract?"

San Gou shook his head and said, "There's no rush to sign the contract. You can prepare the contract and give it to Brother San Gou, who can bring it to me next time. Brother San Gou, you have experience, could you take a look at the publishing contract for me?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Isn't this inappropriate? After all, you signed the contract with the publishing house. I think you should read the contract yourself or have a professional take a look at it."

"Brother San Gou, you have experience, I trust you. Brother San Gou, can I still ask you to meet up?"

Zhao Shucheng looked at Xie Qiao and said, "Okay!"

"Then let's meet alone."

Seeing the way Ser was looking at Zhao Shucheng, Xie Qiao quickly said, "Brother San Gou has a girlfriend. If she finds out about this date alone, she won't be happy."

"Brother San Gou?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Yes, I have a girlfriend, so it's not appropriate for us to meet alone. Qiaoqiao is also my friend, and she's planning to sign a contract with you. It's best if you two talk it out face-to-face."

Upon hearing this, Ser looked at Zhao Shucheng with some regret and said, "Brother San Gou, that's such a pity."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "No regrets. It's fate that we met today, though it may be a shallow or deep connection. I suggest you take advantage of the current popularity of your novel and publish it as soon as possible. You know, there are more and more online novels now, and nobody knows what the future holds. Publishing, on the other hand, will allow you to receive the profits you deserve sooner."

"Brother San Gou, why have you become so mercenary?"

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "Although the novel is our own creation, I hope it will have a good outcome, rather than just failing to make a splash." (End of this chapter)