Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

Chapter 717 Brothers
Hu Mengke grew increasingly exhausted. Unlike the energetic Mengmeng, she seemed to have used up all her strength during the interview. She forced herself to continue answering:

“I just found out that he invested in this show... He will definitely take care of us.”

"Oh, oh." Meng Meng didn't seem to care at all, and just blamed herself, "He didn't even bump into me just now, was it impolite of me to be so rude to him?"

"He's broad-minded and won't mind."

"I never expected this... I can't believe how lucky we are... I didn't even notice he was wearing a helmet before, but when I looked closely just now, your brother-in-law is really handsome and has such a great presence!"

Meng Meng was extremely excited. To achieve such results at such a young age, right after graduating from university, was like being a domineering CEO from a novel!
Although this CEO is riding an electric scooter... that's because he's low-key! I wonder what his family does for a living, but they must be incredibly wealthy. Practical rich people like to keep a low profile!
She then began to envy Hu Mengdie, who had managed to decisively win over such a man back in high school... Tsk tsk tsk, he must be quite a character!
Suddenly, she felt a pang of sour disdain for Hu Mengdie. She'd thought Hu Mengdie was so high and mighty, but it turned out she was just a gold digger. So her boyfriend was really something else! No wonder she publicly stated "not single" on her profile page—what normal female internet celebrity would openly declare that?
The two waited for a long time. During this time, Li Zhuangsheng even gave them some snacks before rushing off to his interview. It wasn't until evening, at the end of the day's interviews, that Li Zhuangsheng returned to the waiting room, smiling, and said:
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

"Oh, it's nothing!" Meng Meng stood up, nervously and shyly stepping forward to greet him, "Hello brother-in-law, my name is Meng Meng. Meng is the Meng of Mencius, and the second Meng is the Meng of dreams, the same character as Meng Ke's Meng!"

"Oh, hello Mengmeng." Li Zhuangsheng smiled. "My name is Li Zhuangsheng."

“Li Zhuangsheng, what a poetic name. Zhuangsheng dreamt he was a butterfly…” Mengmeng said, then suddenly realized, “Oh, I know, Zhuangsheng seeking the butterfly, that’s Li Zhuangsheng and Hu Mengdie!”

Li Zhuangsheng smiled, neither saying yes nor no.

"Mengke, you seem a little tired," Li Zhuangsheng said with a smile, gently patting Hu Mengke's shoulder. "Let's go, I'll treat you to dinner!"

"I'm fine, thank you brother-in-law!" Hu Mengke said with a big smile.

The three of them walked out of the room and happened to see the two directors.

Li Zhuangsheng smiled slightly and said, "Let me introduce you. This is Director Zhu, and this is Director Hou... These two are both senior directors, and they will take good care of you in the future."

"Hello, Director Zhu! Hello, Director Hou!" Meng Meng was overjoyed and quickly bowed.

Li Zhuangsheng's surprise meant that she had also been selected. She was originally worried that she had left a bad impression on Li Zhuangsheng, but fortunately he did not mind!

"Hello, Director." Hu Mengke smiled and bowed slightly.

"I've seen your performance in 'Star Wish Little Witch,' and yes, your acting is very spirited!" Director Zhu smiled gently at Hu Mengke. "Keep it up, I have high hopes for you, the lead actress!"

Meng Meng was shocked to hear this. Although she had expected Li Zhuangsheng to give Hu Mengke an important role, she really hadn't dared to imagine that it would be the female lead. After all, she had heard that this production had a large investment, with an investment of 100 million yuan being unprecedented in the tokusatsu industry.

Hu Mengke was also startled, but she didn't have time to react. She quickly bowed to the director and said, "Thank you, director. I will definitely try my best."

Director Zhu smiled meaningfully and said, "You should thank President Li. President Li was very picky before; he didn't choose any of the many actresses who auditioned for the lead role. But today, with your arrival, he made the final decision. He has high hopes for you!"

He was intentionally speaking up for Li Zhuangsheng; the favor was due to his superior, and he naturally had to navigate the complexities of interpersonal relationships. Besides, although they didn't know what Hu Mengke's sister looked like, they had already seen Hu Mengke's appearance with their own eyes!

With a beauty that could shame the moon and put flowers to shame, a beauty that could make fish sink and geese fall from the sky… even without makeup, she is in no way inferior to, and perhaps even surpasses, those female celebrities renowned for their beauty. Most importantly, she is still young. What man wouldn't be captivated by such youthful charm?
As the saying goes, half of a sister-in-law's buttocks belongs to her brother-in-law. Directors Zhu and Hou, judging others by their own standards, didn't quite believe that Li Zhuangsheng had no feelings for his beautiful sister-in-law.

Since President Li intended to seduce his sister-in-law, while they cursed him as a beast in their hearts, they all tacitly planned to give him a push... at least to put on a good show in front of Li Zhuangsheng!
"Um, thank you, Li..." Hu Mengke subconsciously followed the director's words, but before she could finish speaking, she realized she had made a mistake and quickly corrected herself, "Brother-in-law."

"Brother-in-law Li, right? How many brothers-in-law do you have?" Li Zhuangsheng smiled and patted Hu Mengke's head, guessing that the other party was nervous. "Let's go."

After parting ways with the directors, Li Zhuangsheng and the girls stood at the hotel entrance. A moment later, a brand-new Audi A6 appeared. "Get in!" Zhang Qixiang rolled down the window. Seeing Hu Mengke, he was stunned for a moment, staring wide-eyed, before hesitantly asking, "She...isn't she Hu Mengdie?"

"She's Hu Mengdie's younger sister, Hu Mengke, and she's still a high school student!"

Li Zhuangsheng smiled and gestured for the two girls to sit in the back of the car, while he himself sat in the passenger seat.

"So alike, so very alike!" Zhang Qixiang exclaimed, looking at Hu Mengke through the rearview mirror.

He hadn't seen Hu Mengdie for many years; the last time he saw her was in high school, so his memory of Hu Mengdie was still that of her in high school.

"Let me introduce him. His name is Zhang Qixiang. He is currently the general manager of our Chang Geng Film and Television Company and also a member of the crew of 'Eternal Heroes'..."

"Production Manager!" Zhang Qixiang greeted, "Hello everyone!"

"He's the deputy director," Li Zhuangsheng corrected with a smile.

"Is there a difference between a principal and a deputy?" Zhang Qixiang said with dissatisfaction. "Besides, I am the general manager of Chang Gung Entertainment Company, and you only appointed me as a deputy director!"

“You have no experience. I made you the deputy director so you could learn from others. Once you have experience, I'll consider making you the production manager.”

Driving his car, Zhang Qixiang said angrily, "Come on, when do I have time? You never do anything, and I have to handle all the miscellaneous tasks! I was wondering why you were so kind as to give me 30% of the shares. Turns out you just needed a hired hand... oh, and a driver! I was even planning to go back home and open a car dealership!"

"Screw you, your partner is completely unreliable and will ruin you."

"But I still have a family business waiting for me to inherit!"

"Real estate is a sunset industry. Your business has no future. You might get stuck in it and never get out!"

"It's not just real estate; my dad also plans to open a liquor store for me to manage!"

"Selling liquor? That's the sunset of the sunset. Just you wait and see, liquor sales will be halved within five years!"

"Pshaw, working for you is a good job!"

"Then why are you here?"

"Because of brotherhood! I, Zhang Qixiang, have always been this kind of man!"

Li Zhuangsheng chuckled. "Friendship my foot! He just heard that I was running a film and entertainment company and thought it would be a chance to meet actresses or 'high society' or something."

These past few days, Zhang Qixiang has been sighing to him about how much he doesn't understand. Li Zhuangsheng comforted him, saying, "Take it slow. Nobody is born knowing everything."

Li Zhuangsheng was quite at ease handing the company over to Zhang Qixiang. He was just a scumbag, but not a scoundrel, and he was quite capable. Given the right environment, he would quickly become a seasoned veteran.

Hu Mengke and Meng Meng listened to the brothers joking around without having a chance to join in. After a while, Meng Meng finally spoke up sweetly: "Brother-in-law, may I ask, did you also create 'The Thousand-Year-Old Huabiao'?"

(End of this chapter)