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Chapter 223: Too Much Like a Honey Trap

The woman who was speaking was in her early 30s.

She is a deputy editor-in-chief who was promoted this year. She is beautiful, has outstanding work ability, and a sharp eye. In the past two years, she has discovered many best-selling books for the company.

And, be good at dealing with authors.

Most of the works she has discovered for the company in the past two years were from authors poached from other publishing houses.

The general manager looked at her and nodded with satisfaction. "Very good! Jieru is still so courageous. Okay! Then I'll give this task to you. Although you just got promoted this year, what I just said counts! As long as you can dig a little dust from Zhongyuan, I will definitely give you a promotion and a raise!"

Jiao Jieru smiled and nodded.

Looking at her expression, she looks very confident.

……

the same day.

Wang Zuxian, who recently came to the mainland for a tour, arrived at the foot of Huangshan Mountain that afternoon, accompanied by an assistant and two bodyguards.

She wanted to go up the mountain to play for a while.

But within half an hour of arriving at the foot of the mountain, they were surrounded by a group of tourists. These tourists were very surprised, and many of them said that they did not expect to see Joey Wong during their trip.

More and more tourists gathered around asking for photos and autographs.

It makes it impossible for Wang Zuxian to escape even if she wants to.

Many of the tourists who came here had cameras in their hands, and she had no idea how many photos of them had been taken of her by them.

But they also wanted to take a photo with her alone.

The assistant and bodyguards had no way of taking her away.

She could only patiently sign autographs for everyone, take photos with everyone, and continue to answer everyone's questions.

She underestimated her own fame.

I also underestimated the recognizability of her face.

She originally thought that since today was neither a holiday nor a weekend, and since she wore a hat and sunglasses, she should be able to come here and have some fun.

Unexpectedly, the tourists had sharp eyes and she was recognized before she even went up the mountain.

More than two hours later, she finally got away and was surrounded by assistants and bodyguards, got into the car and returned to the hotel.

Standing by the window of the hotel room, looking at the sunset in the sky, her eyes became even more melancholy.

She became increasingly disgusted with this kind of life.

When I was not famous, I longed to be famous.

Once you become really famous, you realize that your every move is being watched by others, and many things that you could do before, you can no longer do.

Even when traveling, I could avoid the paparazzi's cameras, but I couldn't avoid the eyes of tourists.

Coupled with the series of failed relationships in recent years, she has become increasingly determined to quit the entertainment industry.

Recently, I even had the idea of ​​becoming a monk.

She felt that such a life was so boring, and perhaps only by becoming a nun and practicing Buddhism could she regain a peaceful life.

However, there was one thing she had not done during her visit to the mainland.

——Go and see Zhongyuan Yidianhui!

She was quite curious about whether Zhongyuan Yidianhui, who created the character "Ding Yang", had a personality similar to Ding Yang?
Isn’t it said that every writer’s first book usually features a hero who is based on his or her own personality?

Is the character of Ding Yang based on himself?
Thinking of this, she took out her cell phone and called her assistant.

"Please help me make an appointment with Zhongyuan Yidianhui. Just tell him that I want to get to know him and meet him."

……

Huizhou.

Cao Sheng is tasting the food.

A few days ago, he asked the housekeeping company to send an aunt to do the cleaning. He felt that the aunt who came this time was very efficient and looked pleasing to the eye, so he chatted with the aunt and asked her if she was willing to come and work for him long-term?

At that time, the aunt, who was only 38 years old, was quite moved.

Ask if you need to cook?
Since he plans to hire a nanny, she naturally needs to know how to cook.

They made an appointment to taste the food today.

She had just prepared four dishes and a soup and invited him to taste them.

She is a native of Huizhou and the dishes she cooks also have the local Huizhou flavor.

The dishes are darker in color and a bit stronger in flavor.

Cao Sheng was used to eating the local Huizhou cuisine, which he found quite good. Just as he was about to discuss salary and benefits with her, he received a call from an unknown number of people.

He usually doesn't answer calls from unfamiliar numbers.

I just clicked reject.

But this strange number was quite persistent. After I rejected the call once, it called again very soon.

Only then did he answer the call.

Soon, suspicion appeared in his eyes.

Because the woman on the other end of the phone said she was Wang Zuxian's assistant, and also said that Wang Zuxian wanted to know him and wanted to meet him.

He suspected that the other party was a liar.

"If what you said is true, please let Wang Zuxian speak to me in person. Otherwise, I can't believe you. Sorry!"

After saying that, he hung up the call.

The young lady standing next to him couldn't help but look up at him, thinking: Did he just let Wang Zuxian talk to him in person? Is he bragging?
As a nanny in a housekeeping company, she is usually very busy at work. After get off work, she has neither the time nor the mood to watch TV or the news.

Therefore, she thought that young people who could live in such a villa were the second generation of rich people from wealthy families.

Cao Sheng's identity is not clear.

Cao Sheng put down his phone, looked at her, smiled and asked, "Your last name is Zhang, right? Can I call you Sister Zhang?"

She nodded quickly, "Yes! My last name is Zhang, and my colleagues like to call me Sister Zhang. You can call me whatever you want."

Cao Sheng nodded slightly, "How much salary do you want?" Sister Zhang asked hesitantly, "How much can you give me?"

Cao Sheng was not interested in playing tricks on her for a little salary. After thinking for a while, he asked, "How much do you earn every month now?"

Sister Zhang: "It's hard to say. It depends on how much I can do in a month. If I can get a long-term job, except for the company's commission, the rest is mine. If I can't get a long-term job and can only work as an hourly worker, then I will be paid by the hour. When it's more, I can make 500 or 600 yuan a month, and when it's less, it's only 200 or 300 yuan! I..."

Before she finished speaking, Cao Sheng said, "How about this? In my place, the first three months of the probation period will be 800 a month, and after the probation period, I will give you 1000. At the end of the year, I will give you two more months' salary as a year-end bonus. Do you think this is okay?"

Sister Zhang was very surprised.

I couldn't believe my ears.

Eight hundred or one thousand these days is definitely a high salary.

Moreover, Cao Sheng even said that he would pay two extra months' salary at the end of the year as a year-end bonus.

This is equivalent to 14 months' salary in a year.

How could she think that wasn't possible?

"Okay! Okay! Okay! Okay!"

She answered excitedly, still a little bit unbelieving, "Mr. Cao! Are you really going to give me 800 per month? After I become a regular employee, will you give me 1000?"

She didn't even dare ask for two extra months' salary at the end of the year.

Because the probationary salary and the salary after becoming a regular employee that Cao Sheng mentioned had already made her very satisfied.

Cao Sheng chuckled and nodded.

To him, this salary is nothing but a drop in the bucket.

He earned the money by writing a few hundred more words every month.

Giving her a salary that is significantly higher than the market price is just to make her feel at ease and work well here.

When she comes here to work officially, he will have to eat the meals she cooks every day. Even if it is for his own food safety, he is willing to give her a higher salary.

As he was speaking, his cell phone rang again.

This time it was another unfamiliar number calling.

Cao Sheng habitually clicked "Reject".

"Sister Zhang, it's settled then. You can come and start work tomorrow! There are rooms on the first floor. When you come tomorrow, just pick up a room for yourself and stay there."

"Okay! Okay! Then I'll leave today?"

"Well, see you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow!"

Sister Zhang is gone.

The strange number just now called Cao Sheng’s phone again.

Cao Sheng answered the call and put the phone to his ear.

"Hello? Who are you?"

"Hello, hello! Are you Zhongyuan Yidianhui? I am Wang Zuxian."

A familiar voice came from the phone, and it really sounded like Wang Zuxian's voice.

Cao Sheng was stunned for a moment, subconsciously held the phone in front of him and looked at the caller ID carefully.

"Are you really Wang Zuxian?"

He couldn't believe it.

Even though Joey Wong recently starred in his TV series "Living with a Stewardess", apart from being adapted from his original novel, he had no involvement in the entire TV series, from investment to filming and promotion.

The activity he was most deeply involved in was probably organizing a voting event to select the heroine in his original novel.

And Joey Wong was the female lead candidate with the highest reader vote.

He told director Liu Junjie about the voting results, and that was all.

Now the TV series has not only been completed, but has also been aired.

Logically speaking, there is no need for any actor in this drama to pay attention to him as the author of the original novel.

So, when he heard the woman on the other end of the phone say that she was Wang Zuxian, he found it unbelievable.

"Yes! I am really Wang Zuxian. I want to meet you. Is it convenient for you?"

Wang Zuxian's voice came from the phone again.

Cao Sheng thought for a moment and asked, "Where do you want to meet? I'm very busy recently and may not have time to go to Hong Kong or Formosa."

Wang Zuxian: "It's okay! I happened to be traveling in Huangshan recently, so it should be quite close to you. If your time is convenient, I can come and see you."

Huh?
Such a coincidence?
Did she come to Huangshan for a trip and think of me? Did she suddenly want to see me?
This thought flashed through Cao Sheng's mind, and he felt that this should be the truth.

He wasn't so narcissistic as to think that she came to the mainland specifically to see him.

"Is that so? Sure! Then come over! I'll text you my address later, and you can come directly to my house! Is that okay?"

He still had some caution in his heart.

I thought: Even if she is fake and we meet at my place, she can’t harm me.

He had already decided to send her the address of the house he used to live in.

The location of this villa cannot be disclosed until I meet her in person.

What if she was just a liar with a voice that sounded like Joey Wong? What if the person behind her wanted to kidnap him...

He had thought of this possibility.

The main reason was that Wang Zuxian called him personally, which made him feel it was too fake.

She is different from Xu Ke and Zhao Wenzhuo.

When Xu Ke’s wife Shi Nansheng and Zhao Wenzhuo called him before, Cao Sheng didn’t doubt their identities.

Because the calls they made didn't seem like a honey trap.

And the fact that Wang Zuxian called personally seemed like a honey trap.

(End of this chapter)