I make a thriller, it's God chasing and feeding

Chapter 381 [It's just someone else's business]

A cool breeze blows gently on the promenade along the river. It is summer now, and many people have adjusted their travel time to the night.

In winter, the few riverside paths now seem a bit crowded.

Fortunately, they didn't drive, but rode bicycles.

Compared with four-wheeled cars, bicycles with small size and flexible brakes are obviously much more convenient in crowded situations.

Of course, although it is convenient, riding a bike is definitely more tiring than taking a car.

"call!"

Heavy and rapid breathing sounds came from Zhang Xueming's mouth.

Lu Zhengyi stood by the roadside, helplessly helping her hold the bicycle.

On another bicycle, Lu Yongan looked curiously at the people passing by them. It seemed as if these people could not see them. Whenever they approached, they would go around them as if there was an invisible wall between them.

"Let's find a place to return the shared bike. I'll give you a ride," Lu Zhengyi suggested. "You can sit in the back and take a rest. Exercise should be moderate."

The journey was said to take two and a half hours, but after three hours of riding, they still had some distance to go.

The main problem was that Zhang Xueming’s speed was too slow, and it was getting slower and slower.

It was just a slow ride, but she was still gasping for breath due to exhaustion. She was sweating all over, and her clothes and hair were wet.

But for someone who hasn't exercised for a long time, it's pretty good.

In fact, she should have given up long ago.

Twenty minutes ago, Lu Zhengyi noticed Zhang Xueming's fatigue.

After not exercising for a long time and working all day, she was very tired both mentally and physically.

But she kept insisting, and he didn't stop talking.

Zhang Xueming is already in her thirties. As a wife and a mother, she knows what she should do and to what extent she can do it.

"Okay... oh, okay. There are a lot of people riding bicycles on this path. There should be a parking spot ahead." Zhang Xueming's voice was a little weak. He stood there, his legs shaking. "But I'd better walk for a while. I've been sitting for too long."

After all, she was in front of her husband, so she was not stubborn and did not force herself to insist.

She was really exhausted. If she continued to hold on, she was afraid that it would be difficult for her to go to work tomorrow.

Now not only were her legs shaking, but her knees and buttocks were also a little sore, and her palms were numb.

Zhang Xueming couldn't understand why his palms became numb and he couldn't feel anything he touched after riding a bicycle for a long time.

She also felt a little dizzy. Before this, she always thought that cycling was a very low-intensity exercise process.

Is riding a bicycle tiring? Now she can answer, yes, and very tiring.

Instead of continuing to ride their bikes, they stopped and walked slowly forward, holding the front of the bikes.

Compared to just now, the breeze brought by riding a bike has now slowed down. Coupled with the flow of people, the stuffy atmosphere made Lu Yongan wave his little arms and gently tap the handlebars, wanting his father to hurry up.

"Mom is tired. Let's take a break and ride again later, okay?"

Lu Zhengyi reluctantly moved closer, put his head next to his ear, and spoke softly.

Lu Yongan stared with his eyes wide open, looking at his mother who was sweating profusely from exhaustion.

After a while, he nodded, "Okay!"

He shouted loudly.

Lu Yongan now understands the concept of sound volume.

But the surrounding environment was very noisy, which affected him to a certain extent, and the voices started shouting again like before.

Zhang Xueming no longer had the energy to speak. He was in a very depressed state and walked silently.

This long-awaited exercise did not make her feel comfortable.

At least it's not like the past few years when Lu Zhengyi accompanied her to exercise, and she felt refreshed both physically and mentally after the exercise.

"I'm old. Really old."

After returning home, Zhang Xueming dragged her exhausted body to take a shower, then fell on the bed and could not get up again. "I caught a cold and had a fever some time ago. Even though I took medicine, it took me more than a week to get better."

She lay on the bed with her face pressed against the pillow, kicking her legs from time to time.

Lu Zhengyi came over with a hair dryer, pulled her to his side, and helped her blow dry her hair.

"But actually, thirty-something isn't that old."

Zhang Xueming closed her eyes tightly and let her husband blow dry her hair, but she kept mumbling, "In the prime of life, I should say."

"After all, the average life expectancy of people nowadays should be around 70 or 80, right?"

"But it feels like I can't live that long."

She was becoming more and more casual when talking to Lu Zhengyi in private.

He doesn't put on airs in front of others at all.

There is a feeling that whatever is on your mind comes out immediately.

She had never had this feeling even when facing her parents.

"It depends on how they live," Lu Zhengyi continued. "There are still some people who stay in bed until they are 70 or 80 years old, relying on modern medicine to keep them alive. They take pills every day like eating."

"..."

Zhang Xueming's legs stopped moving.

"Then I'd rather leave early."

She blurted it out again, as if she was talking to herself in her heart.

"Bah bah bah."

Lu Zhengyi helplessly reached out his hand and patted her, "I shouldn't have taken up this topic with you. What's the point of talking about life or not? We're talking about exercise and training. Why did you bring up the topic of how long you can live?"

Zhang Xueming lay there and said nothing more.

The obvious changes in her body as she grew older were impossible for her to ignore.

When I was in school, when I was in my twenties and started working, and now after I have children, the changes in my body are very clear at each stage.

Seriously speaking, she was too tired to even take a rest now.

Yes, rest.

Whether sitting there, lying there, or waking up, I always feel groggy, and I am not as energetic as before when doing anything.

She even forgot what it felt like to fall asleep as soon as she closed her eyes, sleep till dawn, and feel refreshed and full of energy.

That was clearly her former self, but now she has forgotten what that felt like.

"Ding dong."

But just when Zhang Xueming was sighing that she was getting old, the cell phone on the bedside table lit up.

In an instant, the man who was originally very tired and groggy, suddenly sat up.

"It's time. I have a half-hour video conference tonight."

Zhang Xueming touched her hair that had been blow-dried and apologetically reminded her husband.

"Okay, go ahead and get busy." Lu Zhengyi didn't say much. He silently picked up the hair dryer and stood up.

By the time he put his things in the closet, Zhang Xueming had already put on a suit over her pajamas. As for her pants, she did not change and was still wearing pajamas.

"You should go to bed early. I'll go to the study to start the video."

Zhang Xueming stood up and limped towards the study.

And the situation is completely different from what it was a minute ago.

People are really special, or should we say, changeable.

A person who appears mature in front of outsiders may be very childish when he is alone in private.

A person who seems to be outgoing and sociable is actually just pretending and is very panicked inside.

Even a person who doesn't like to talk may have a lot to say when he meets someone who is willing to let him speak, leaving people with the impression that he is a chatterbox.

People are always like this, unpredictable.

"Dong dong dong."

Of course, Lu Zhengyi did not go to bed alone. Instead, he went downstairs to make a cup of hot milk and brought it upstairs.

The door of the study was not closed, but he still stood at the door and knocked gently a few times, indicating that he was going in.

"Boss Cai, although we were competitors in the past, that was in the past."

"The main development direction of our light and shadow business has begun to shift from domestic to international markets. Domestically, we only need to ensure the operation of the basic market."

"In fact, there are many opportunities for cooperation between us. No, we really have no intention of developing business in the areas of talent shows and traffic..."

In the study, Zhang Xueming sat in front of her notebook, saying something on the screen with an expressionless face. Even when Lu Zhengyi entered the room, she didn't even glance to the side.

Under the dim light, the heroic features on the cold white skin showed a serious look.

When she is working seriously, she is just like when Lu Zhengyi first met her. Even now that she is in her thirties, she is more imposing than when she was in her twenties.

It seems that the question that had troubled her before has an answer.

After listening to just a few words, Lu Zhengyi understood what she was discussing.

"Mr. Zhang, I know that your Lighting and Shadow Company is now very big. Thanks to Director Lu's films, it has even expanded overseas."

A distressed voice sounded from the computer, "But isn't it a bit too much for you to secretly steal my general from me..."

"Secretly pry it away? Mr. Cai, your words seem a bit presumptuous. Bai Shaoshang and his sister's contract is about to expire. We did contact them privately. I don't deny this."

Zhang Xueming interrupted him directly, "But the artist's contract expires normally, and it is normal for him to want to change his company. Isn't it normal? Let's part ways in peace."

"You can change jobs and poach people. At the beginning, Xingyu had good conditions, but you poached a lot of people from Guangying. Your vice president came from our side."

"Since Bai Shaoshang and his sister are more willing to accept our contract, let them become the bridge for cooperation between our two companies. Isn't this a win-win situation?"

At this point, she paused and said, "Of course, if Mr. Cai feels it is inappropriate, then our meeting will end here."

"Let me be honest with you. We do have a project that requires a suitable traffic source, but I personally don't want to waste resources to promote an outsider, so I plan to find a traffic source that is about to expire and sign a ten-year contract."

"But if Mr. Cai has this attitude, then we at Guangying will no longer contact Bai Shaoshang and the others, and I will no longer mention your cooperation."

"After all, what this circle lacks the most is traffic stars."

"Xingyu is not the only media company that focuses on talent shows and traffic."

Although they were competitors in the past, their sizes are different now and the two companies can definitely work together.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the other party can sit down and talk in a friendly manner.

If they were so jealous and wanted to "steal it secretly", Guangying wouldn't have rushed over so eagerly. They could have looked for someone else.

They could even find a new person and start from scratch, but that would be too time-consuming and would not keep up with the progress.

This is what traffic stars are like. They are highly replaceable.

A person who has developed under the operation of a company or a platform, no matter how high his traffic is, as long as he falls out with the company, studio, or platform, he will immediately become a rat crossing the street and everyone will shout and beat him.

The companies and platforms will invest resources in the next handsome or beautiful artist. As long as the character is well-created, they will be able to create an identical one very quickly.

"Mr. Zhang, that's not what I meant."

Inside the computer, Xingyu's president obviously didn't expect the attitude here to be so tough, and quickly replied, "But after all, if you sign the person away, what if the bridge is not built? Given the previous relationship between our two families, I'm not sure."

"No idea? Mr. Cai, stop playing dumb."

Zhang Xueming clasped his palms together, placed them on the table, and said bluntly, "Since I'm the one contacting you directly, you and I both know what's going on. It's a ten-year contract with subsequent supplementary regulations. I don't want Bai Shaoshang to be delayed in future cooperation because of some past events."

Lu Zhengyi didn't listen any more. He quietly left the room and closed the door.

He understood what was going on just by listening.

Regarding the incident where the leading male actor was banned halfway through filming, his wife seemed to have listened to his advice and planned to find a traffic star to secure a backup.

However, compared to just finding someone to cooperate with, she would rather sign someone of her own to train, and by the way, find a media partner for Guangying that focuses on traffic idols.

As for the candidate, she chose Bai Shaoshang, who has always been very popular in the circle.

Lu Zhengyi had heard of this person a few times before, but only a few times.

Because that...

He had even forgotten what the movie was called, he only knew it was a horror thriller and it was the only domestic film at the time that could compete with him.

But before the fight even started, the other party stepped down because of false box office results.

Therefore, Lu Zhengyi did not have much impression, if Zhang Yuming had not mentioned from time to time that when he debuted, he had lost to him in a talent show, and later met him, so he had the opportunity to stand up.

He had forgotten there was such a person.

Bai Shaoshang spent the last ten years under contract with Xingyu.

During this process, there will be more or less some black material in the hands of the other party.

Traffic like this, in the early years when they were not famous, would do some stupid things more or less. Whether it was their own behavior or the business bureau arranged by the company, they all left some black history.

Therefore, if Guangying wants to sign a long-term contract, it is impossible to bypass Xingyu.

This is also the reason why Zhang Xueming is now directly communicating with the president of Xingyu instead of letting his operations staff communicate with Bai Shaoshang, the person involved.

Individuals have almost no say in front of the team.

Bai Shaoshang, who seems to be very dazzling in front of his fans, is only responsible for obeying the company's arrangements and working according to the company's operating plan.

Even though he is a celebrity with 30 million fans.

Of course, if he is a talented person with works, that’s another matter.

Some stars can remain in this circle for a long time even if they are exposed by their management companies.

As long as they don’t involve topics that are too sensitive and will not be banned, such as love affairs, cheating, smoking... these private matters, even if they are scolded and become a hot topic, those stars with works and strength are not afraid.

Because as long as they make works, people will watch them.

Those audiences don't support him as a person, they just go to see his works purely because they think his works are good.

Because other people's business is, after all, just other people's business.

(End of this chapter)