1979: Literary Master, Starting from the Return of Educated Youth

Chapter 228: Appreciating Flowers and Jade
Xu Yuexin did not answer her directly.

"Are you busy now?"

He asked Zhang Manyu in return.

"Not busy."

"I'm glad you're not busy. Now go back and look at your flowers. I'll send you back later."

Xu Yuexin arranged.

Go back now?

Isn't this leaving early?
But, since the chairman has given the order, it shouldn’t be a problem, right?

Besides, there is really nothing to do today.

Zhang Manyu pondered.

"Yeah, that's fine."

"But I have to report to Sister Qingxia."

Zhang Manyu thought about it and replied, "Director Xu, can you wait for me?"

"It's okay, just go ahead."

Xu Yuexin leaned against the table and said.

When Xu Yuexin was away, Lin Qingxia was in charge of the company's daily operations, so he would respect Lin Qingxia's authority.

Only in this way can the company's orderly operation be guaranteed.

The rule Xu Yuexin set for himself is that he can date female artists but it cannot affect the daily operations of the company.

"Director Xu, I have already discussed this with the general manager."

"We can set off now."

After a moment, Zhang Manyu skipped back to Xu Yuexin and said.

"Walk."

Xu Yuexin took Zhang Manyu to the parking lot outside the company and got into the car one after another.

"How's the filming going lately? Is it going smoothly?"

After getting in the car, Xu Yuexin asked while starting the Rolls-Royce.

"It's going quite smoothly. Everyone knows that I'm an artist of the company, so they all cooperate with me and no one makes things difficult for me."

When talking about this, Zhang Manyu was in a good mood, "We have filmed 13 episodes of the TV series and are ready to broadcast it."

"If the effect is good, we will shoot the remaining 15 episodes. If not, we will simply shoot the ending."

"Oh, I remember the salary was 13% after 60 episodes, and another 15% if 40 episodes were left?"

"That's right, the total salary is 60 yuan, and 36 yuan has been paid!"

Zhang Manyu said happily, with happiness written all over her innocent face, "The company gets 18 yuan, and I get 18 yuan, so I can pay off your house loan earlier."

"Then I hope you can save enough money soon."

Xu Yuexin said with a smile.

When I bought houses for Lan Jieying and Zhang Manyu, they both insisted on writing IOUs.

Xu Yuexin didn't intend to ask them to pay it back, but he wouldn't say it out loud.

When they returned to Zhang Manyu's villa, Xu Yuexin was taking off his shoes when Zhang Manyu stopped him.

“No need to take it off.”

"Forget it, you swept the floor so clean."

Xu Yuexin looked at the spotless floor that was dragged by Zhang Manyu, and he couldn't bear to step on it with his feet.

Seeing this, Zhang Manyu quickly squatted on the ground, took out the slippers and placed them in front of him, as respectful as a maid.

Expansion!

It was the first time that Xu Yuexin enjoyed such service and he was really excited.

Looking at Zhang Manyu squatting in front of him with a docile look on her face, Xu Yuexin felt extremely elated.

"Ahem, wake up quickly."

Xu Yuexin held Zhang Manyu's shoulders and walked with her to the balcony to look at the daffodils.

There was a frosted shallow water flowerpot on the balcony, with a layer of pebbles at the bottom.

In the flowerpot, a pool of clear water ripples slightly in the wind, and the daffodils inside are in bud, about to bloom.

The goose yellow stamens can be vaguely seen among the pure white petals. When you smell it carefully, you can smell the fragrance that is refreshing and refreshing.

"The daffodils I bought half a month ago finally sprouted buds after I moved in."

Zhang Manyu looked at the beautiful and fragrant daffodils and said to Xu Yuexin happily, "Your place has good feng shui, and the flowers bloom quickly."

"That's not."

"I picked this one out especially for you and A-ying to live in."

After being praised, Xu Yuexin said proudly, "How is it, is it comfortable to live here?"

"Yeah, very comfortable."

“The house is big and well-equipped.”

At this point, Zhang Manyu took Xu Yuexin's arm and said, "But I don't know how to operate the fresh air system yet. Can you teach me?"

"Go and have a look."

Xu Yuexin inadvertently adjusted the position of his arm and took Zhang Manyu's youthful little hand.

Behind the entrance hall is the control panel of the fresh air system, which is next to the central air conditioner.

"This red dot must be a switch."

Xu Yuexin pressed the button above and talked to himself.

Zhang Manyu nodded, watched Xu Yuexin's operation carefully, and let her small hand lie in his big hand.

"Let me try and see if this is the wind speed."

After Xu Yuexin finished speaking, he pressed a button next to the switch.

The fresh air system is still a very new thing at the moment and has just begun to be promoted in some high-end residences.

Correspondingly, the user interaction design was not as simple and easy to understand as in later generations.

Unless there is a customized version with an easy-to-understand operating interface like the one in Xu Yuexin’s Mid-Levels mansion, you will have to figure out how to use it yourself.

"Ding dong..."

When Xu Yuexin pressed the button next to the switch, a sound came from the seal of the fresh air system, and soon air began to blow out.

The air in the room immediately cooled down, and the fresh air blowing in made people feel very comfortable.

"It means increasing the wind force, but what about reducing it?"

Zhang Manyu shook Xu Yuexin's arm and said.

Xu Yuexin did not answer immediately, but thought about it while looking at the panel segment.

There are only three buttons on the panel, one is the switch, one is to increase the wind speed, and the next one must be to control the direction of the wind.

The question is, where is the button to reduce the wind speed?
Xu Yuexin thought about it over and over again, still a little confused.

With a tentative idea, Xu Yuexin pressed the wind speed increase button twice in a row.

"call……"

The curtains on the balcony door were blown up, and Zhang Manyu's skirt was slightly lifted up, revealing her porcelain-white thighs.

"Hey, what are you doing, Xin brother?"

In a hurry, Zhang Manyu quickly covered her skirt and asked Xu Yuexin with a red face.

"I'm trying to reduce the wind."

Xu Yuexin was speechless, cursing the inventor of this system in his heart.

Can't the wind be normal? Who needs such strong wind?

As he spoke, he quickly pressed the button twice more.

As he had guessed, the wind now grew weaker.

"This fresh air system doesn't have a button to reduce the wind speed. You just have to increase the wind speed to the maximum and then continue to increase it. When it exceeds the limit, it will become the minimum."

Xu Yuexin looked at Zhang Manyu, whose face was still red, and said, "You try it yourself."

"Mmm Good."

"Brother Xin, I wasn't angry with you just now, I just panicked..."

Zhang Manyu covered her skirt with one hand and then explained to Xu Yuexin ashamedly.

"It's okay, I know."

Xu Yuexin said, "Try it now."

“Ding, ding…”

Zhang Manyu operated the panel according to Xu Yuexin's instructions and quickly completed a cycle of adjusting the wind speed from low to high and then from high to low.

“The fresh air systems in other rooms must operate in the same way.”

Xu Yuexin said when she finished the operation.

"That's for sure."

Zhang Manyu nodded and secretly glanced at Xu Yuexin, "By the way, I call you Brother Xin in private, you shouldn't mind, right?"

"How could that be? It would be weird if I continued to call him Director Xu in private."

Xu Yuexin raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said.

"Well, actually I think of you as my older brother in my heart."

Zhang Manyu laughed and said, "With your support, my debut was so smooth."

"No, it's mainly because you have good qualifications." Xu Yuexin walked to the sofa and sat down. At this time, Zhang Manyu picked up the glass kettle and poured him a glass of juice.

"There are many people with good qualifications, but not everyone is as lucky as me."

Zhang Manyu respectfully placed the juice in front of Xu Yuexin and said, "The general manager told me yesterday that the 13 episodes I shot earlier were well received by the TV station and should sell for quite a bit of money."

“I just don’t know what the ratings will be.”

“It’s good as long as we can sell it at a good price.”

Xu Yuexin picked up the glass, took a sip of juice and said, "Actually, whether the ratings are high or not is secondary. The key is to make the investors make money."

"As long as they can make a profit, they will still vote for you next time even if the ratings flop."

"Is that so..."

Zhang Manyu sat next to him and said in a daze.

It is true that she has made her debut, but these days all her energy is focused on filming.

I still don’t quite understand some of the rules in the film and television industry.

"Well, just remember that you've made a good start, and don't feel stressed."

Xu Yuexin reaffirmed, "Besides, even if you get into trouble, the company will cover you."

"Then I'd like to try not to let the company cover the losses."

Zhang Manyu shook her head slightly and said, "After all, the company is also under financial pressure now."

"Oh? Who told you that you were stressed?"

Xu Yuexin captured it keenly.

Zhang Manyu immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing.

"Uh...I'm sorry, I just said that."

She quickly denied it, "No one told me this."

"speak out."

Xu Yuexin closed his eyes slightly and gave a faint command, "Who is it?"

Zhang Manyu felt a chill: Usually, Xu Yuexin was like an older brother in front of her, bringing her nothing but happiness and warmth.

It was the first time that she encountered Xu Yuexin appearing in such an intimidating and cold manner.

Zhang Manyu was so frightened that she could hardly speak.

"Yes Yes……"

Zhang Manyu whispered, "It's A-Lian."

"Oh, the woman we hired two months ago, right?"

"Yes."

Zhang Manyu said tremblingly.

Xu Yuexin said nothing more after hearing this.

No matter what the past performance of this female artist named A-Lian is, she has to get out from now on.

Zhang Manyu felt even more flustered when she saw Xu Yuexin didn't say anything.

"Cut some fruit and eat it. What kind of fruit does Mr. Xu like?"

Zhang Manyu probed cautiously.

"Whatever. I don't really want to eat right now."

"Oh...Excuse me, Mr. Xu, how will you deal with her?"

Zhang Manyu couldn't help it after all and finally asked Xu Yuexin.

"Don't worry about it."

Xu Yuexin's face was as gloomy as water.

Zhang Manyu was so anxious that she was about to cry.

If she caused someone to lose their job, she would be miserable.

"Director Xu, I..."

"You what, you're worried about losing your job?"

"It's okay. I'm mainly worried about A-Lian..."

"Don't worry about others, worry about yourself."

"Tell me, have you ever discussed the company's financial situation with anyone other than me?"

"No, I just heard A-Lian say this that day and didn't discuss it with her."

"Oh, you're lucky then."

Xu Yuexin nodded and said, "You have just entered society, you may not know these things yet."

"In short, you are not allowed to spread rumors about the company's financial situation. Do you understand?"

"Well, I see."

Zhang Manyu nodded quickly.

Subconsciously, she felt that she was a top player in the company, so it didn't matter if she said something wrong occasionally.

Even when Xu Yuexin's face sank at first, Zhang Manyu never thought that she would almost face the risk of losing her job.

Looking back now, it was truly horrible.

The room fell into silence for a long time until Xu Yuexin spoke to break the silence.

"Why don't you speak?"

"Nothing, I'm just a little scared."

"Just fear?"

"Well, it's a bit unexpected."

Zhang Manyu saw Xu Yuexin's mouth slightly raised, and she became a little bolder. "I didn't expect you to..."

"I didn't expect that."

Xu Yuexin leaned back on the sofa and said leisurely, "Did I come out into the world relying on my kindness and soft hands?"

Xu Yuexin is good enough to both Lan Jieying and Zhang Manyu.

But that's definitely not all he is.

"..."

Zhang Manyu was left speechless by what Xu Yuexin said.

At the same time, a seed of admiration and worship for Xu Yuexin began to take root in her heart.

In her eyes, Xu Yuexin's temperament of being decisive and able to control his actions with ease is very charming.

In the past, Xu Yuexin seemed to her like a warm older brother.

And today, Xu Yuexin showed another more attractive side in front of Zhang Manyu.

Zhang Manyu has never heard Xu Yuexin mention how he started his career.

However, based on Xu Yuexin's behavior today, Zhang Manyu could guess that it must be a very legendary story.

"Hey."

At this time, Xu Yuexin took out his mobile phone in front of Zhang Manyu and dialed the landline of the company's general manager's office.

"Hello, Mr. Xu, what can I do for you?"

Lin Qingxia didn't know whether Xu Yuexin called her to talk about love or business, so she used the most formal address.

"Didn't I show you a remittance slip for more than 30 million yuan before?"

"Now I am going to transfer 1000 million to the company's account to replenish the principal."

"You have the finance department ready to do the accounting."

"Okay, Mr. Xu. I'll go say hello to the finance department later."

"That's it, bye."

"Okay, bye~"

After saying goodbye to each other, Xu Yuexin ended the call and looked at Zhang Manyu with interest.

Zhang Manyu had a look of fear on her face and quickly avoided his gaze when he looked at her.

"When you get back to the company, spread what you just heard. Spread it all."

"It's best if you can add some spice to it."

"Okay, Mr. Xu, I will definitely tell everyone."

The worry on Zhang Manyu's face disappeared and she quickly agreed.

She was just worrying whether she shouldn't have heard these conversations.

Now that Xu Yuexin had given the order, Zhang Manyu finally understood what he meant.

"Don't call me Director Xu."

Xu Yuexin then took Zhang Manyu's delicate hand and said, "Call me brother."

"..."

When Zhang Manyu's little hand was held by Xu Yuexin, and she heard his request, her young body trembled slightly.

Although the two had had physical contact before, the nature of it now was different.

After experiencing the little incident just now, Xu Yuexin is no longer just a warm big brother in Zhang Manyu's eyes.

She knew in her heart what Xu Yuexin's current actions pointed to.

(End of this chapter)