Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 162: Entering Beijing Again
The next day at noon.

Chen Hong stuffed a bunch of snacks and a pager with a Chinese display into the trunk of the Crown, then looked at Zhang Yan beside her: "You really don't need me to come along this time?"

"no need."

Zhang Yan put his arm around her slender waist and said, "With concert preparations and music video shooting underway, how can the company function without someone in charge?"

"So I'm that important."

Chen Hong looked at Zhang Yan with a half-smile. It was certainly Zhang Yan's main purpose to inquire about Zhang Fang, but she didn't believe that it was only for that purpose.

"of course."

Zhang Yan can now lie without batting an eye.

After kissing Chen Hong goodbye, he drove off alone.

However, he hadn't gone far when he stopped in front of a department store, got out of the car and bought a pager with a Chinese character display before driving out of the city.

I spent the entire journey on the phone, except when I was driving.

The first to call were leaders from the Economic Development Zone Management Committee. They had heard about Zhang Yan's theme park plan and intended to get together that evening to discuss it in detail.

Before individual travel becomes popular, even if a film and television base could be turned into a theme park, it would most likely be a losing proposition.

But for the Economic Development Zone, this is undoubtedly a political achievement, and it is also more conducive to external publicity, which is why they are even more proactive than the TV station.

This is exactly the result the TV station wanted. With the support of the Economic Development Zone and the backing of the August 1st Army, the city would face much greater resistance if it wanted to take over the Guangming Factory.

"It's definitely not going tonight, I have to go to the capital for something—wait until I get back from the capital—no need, no need, I'll treat you then."

After hanging up the phone with the Economic Development Zone, Zhang Yan received a long-distance call from Guangzhou and remotely discussed the travel arrangements for Mao Ning and Yang Yuying.

These two are considered representatives of the younger generation of pop singers in the South, and they even formed a "golden couple" duo.

Originally, their company, New Era Audio-Visual, was not too keen to participate in this event. They felt that although Yuanmeng was currently very powerful, their own company was also rising rapidly in Guangdong and Guangxi, and there was no need to travel a long way to fawn over Yuanmeng.

However, as the 'New Year's Eve Concert' gained momentum, many industry heavyweights accepted the invitations one after another, and New Era Audio-Visual couldn't sit still and began to take the initiative to contact Yuanmeng.

It's estimated that bosses in this new era are now kicking themselves – not for not accepting the invitation, but for not thinking of using the pretext of 'establishing rules for commercial performances' to organize a star-studded concert.

Just after passing through the three northern counties, Zhang Yan received another call from Zhou Tao.

"Have you contacted those two girls I asked you to... No need, no need, we have plenty of time to meet tomorrow!"

The school is relatively closed off, making it a bit troublesome to contact Shi Xiaonuo and Liang Yan directly, so Zhang Yan asked Zhou Tao to arrange a meeting between the two of them in advance.

The pager was prepared for Zhang Fang this time so that it would be easier to contact her in the future.

As for the other one...

"Tao Hong, I'll be there in half an hour. Okay, I know the place. Just wait for me by the roadside—remember to wear more clothes so you don't catch a cold."

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Central Academy of Drama.

Tao Hong hung up the public phone at school, looked down at herself. As a swimming champion, her cold resistance was much stronger than average, so she usually wore relatively light clothing.

Although she didn't feel cold, since Teacher Zhang had reminded her on the phone, she still put on another coat when she got back to her dormitory.

Since it was still early, she took out the mirror and checked her makeup carefully to make sure there were no flaws.

In less than three months since enrolling, her biggest change has probably been learning how to do makeup and dress up. Now, compared to her natural beauty when she was in the swimming team, she looks even more youthful and beautiful.

"Yo~"

Just then, someone leaned up behind her and teased, "Is our little Tao Hong going to meet her lover?"

Feeling the double pressure coming from behind, Tao Hong rolled her eyes and said, "Yu Yuexian, do you think everyone is like you, thinking about love and romance all day long?"

"I don't have any."

Yu Yue retorted first: "Aside from receiving a few more love letters than you guys, I've always been chaste, okay?"

There are no ugly girls in our class, and Yu Yuexian receives the most love letters entirely because of her exceptional generosity.

"Don't change the subject."

At this moment, Liu Dan, who was on the upper bunk, peeked down and stared at Tao Hong, asking, "So, are you coming back tonight?" Facing Liu Dan's big, watery eyes, Tao Hong felt a little guilty and quickly pretended to lower her head to comb her bangs, while trying to sound nonchalant as she said, "Of course I'll be back. I'll be back after dinner."

In the original timeline, Tao Hong was in the class of '94, but now, influenced by Zhang Yan, she was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama two years early.

However, her dormitory was somewhat eerie. Her roommate, Liu Dan, who was destined for fame as the Fragrant Concubine in "Princess Pearl," died in a car accident shortly after achieving great success.

Yu Yuexian, who is opposite, will be known for her role as Xie Dajiao in "Country Love" in the future, and she also dies in a car accident.

Tao Hong lowered her head and combed her hair a couple of times, then tossed aside the mirror and comb, saying as she walked out, "I'm not talking to you anymore, my friend is waiting for me."

After watching her leave, Yu Yue first shrugged at Liu Dan: "Such a secretive thing, do you think she might really be having an affair?"

"Look at how awful you're saying it."

Liu Dan sat cross-legged on the upper bunk, flipping through her textbook, and said, "Maybe she was her teammate on the swimming team."

"You'd dress up like this just to see a teammate? And if he's a teammate, he's a guy!"

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the other side.

Tao Hong arrived at the agreed location and waited for more than twenty minutes before Zhang Yan's crown arrived.

She opened the passenger door and got in, immediately turning to look at Zhang Yan, who was also looking at her.

Their eyes met, and they couldn't help but embrace and kiss.

After a while, their lips parted, and Zhang Yan rubbed her cold little hands, saying, "I told you to wear more clothes, why are you still so cold? How long have you been waiting here?"

"It didn't take long."

Tao Hong shook her head and said, "I used to it when I was on the synchronized swimming team. Except in the summer, my hands and feet are always freezing cold when I come out of the pool."

"No one cared about us back then, but things are different now."

Zhang Yan held her small hands and breathed warm air on them. Tao Hong felt a tingling sensation from her fingertips to her heart, and couldn't help but blurt out, "Teacher Zhang, I missed you."

"What were you thinking?"

"I want to go anywhere!"

"Let's find a warm place."

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evening.

After Yu Yue and Liu Dan finished eating at the cafeteria, they returned to their dormitory together, only to find Tao Hong already lying on the bed with her eyes closed, resting.

"Hey~"

Yu Yuexian jokingly remarked, "So even national-level athletes have moments of listlessness."

Tao Hong opened her eyes and was about to reply when Liu Dan suddenly sniffed and then looked meaningfully at the top of Tao Hong's head.

Tao Hong's face flushed slightly. She tossed her long hair, which she had just washed, and then turned to face the wall like an ostrich, saying, "I'm not feeling well, so I'm too lazy to argue with you."

Beep beep, beep beep~
Just then, a sound suddenly came from under her pillow.

Tao Hong sat up abruptly, instinctively wanting to flip over her pillow, but glancing at Yu Yuexian and Liu Dan beside her, she quickly pretended to be nonchalant, straightened her pillowcase, and then lay back down with her back to the two of them.

Yu Yue and Liu Dan exchanged a glance, their faces showing surprise and uncertainty.

The sound was familiar to both of them; it was clearly the sound of a pager. This trip out included taking a shower and now they had a pager...

The two were just joking at first, but now it seems they've stumbled upon something unexpected.

However, since they had only known each other for a little over two months, and seeing Tao Hong's mysterious and secretive manner, they were too embarrassed to ask too many questions.

Tao Hong waited for a while and found that the two were doing their own thing and not paying attention to her actions, so her tense muscles relaxed.

She quietly took out her pager from under her pillow. Although it only contained a simple greeting, it still made her feel sweet and warm, with a faint, strange smell.

A strange taste?!
Tao Hong suddenly realized something, and her face flushed. She brought the pager to her nose and sniffed it, then quickly took out a handkerchief and began to carefully wipe the brand-new pager, not missing any place where dirt might be hidden.

hum~
That Chen Hong is indeed a vixen; Teacher Zhang is becoming more and more wicked by following her!
(End of this chapter)