Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 207 Achievements in cultivation
"Brother Cui, Fourth Brother..."

At 7 p.m., Cui Jian’s BJ Jeep had just parked in front of the restaurant when Zhang Yan, who had been waiting for a long time, came to greet him.

However, he only greeted Cui Jian and Guo Chuanlin, and his expression immediately turned cold when he met Luan Shu.

Luan Shu was completely baffled. Shouldn't he have been extra polite if he wanted Luan Shu to join him in fulfilling his dream?

Even if you want to show off your boss's power, you should wait until you join the company and realize your dream, right?

When Guo Chuanlin and Cui Jian saw this scene, they also felt that something was amiss.

Taking advantage of his close relationship with Zhang Yan, Guo Chuanlin leaned over and whispered, "What happened? Did you and Luan Shu have a falling out?"

Zhang Yan glanced at Luan Shu again and forced a smile, saying, "Let's go inside and talk. I invited you two here today because I want you to be my witnesses."

"Witness what?"

Luan Shu couldn't help but ask further, but Zhang Yan ignored him and invited Cui Jian and Guo Chuanlin into the private room.

Luan Shu hesitated for a moment, then followed him inside.

When they sat down in the private room, Cui Jian and Guo Chuanlin deliberately kept their distance. Then, Cui Jian asked, half-seriously and half-jokingly, "President Zhang, what's going on today? Are you setting up a trap?"

The two had become quite familiar with each other when they were in the Xinjiang aid team.

Zhang Yan took a deep breath, as if suppressing the anger in his heart, and then slammed the payment slip on the table.

Cui Jian and Guo Chuanlin leaned over for a closer look and found it was a phone bill. The account holder's name was Wang Luyao, and the total bill from the 25th of last month to the 25th of this month was over 4000 yuan.

Even though phone bills are expensive now, and there are long-distance charges, this amount is definitely not low.

Guo Chuanlin looked at Zhang Yan with a puzzled expression: "What do you mean by showing us this?"

"Is this phone bill expensive?"

"Of course you make a lot of international calls?"

“I was wondering about it too, so I had someone look into it.”

As Zhang Yan spoke, his gaze turned sharply to Luan Shu across from him: "Then I discovered that she would spend at least one or two hours on the long-distance phone with someone every night."

Upon hearing this, Guo Chuanlin's expression towards Luan Shu also turned unfriendly, since everyone could tell who Zhang Yan was referring to as 'someone'.

But Luan Shu calmed down. Although he didn't really want to admit it, having long phone conversations with Han Hong shouldn't be considered a serious crime, right?

Cui Jian reached out and fiddled with the payment slip, asking, "This girl is your...?"

"Everyone knows it!"

Zhang Yan glared fiercely at Luan Shu: "You got cheated on by Dou Wei, go find Dou Wei then! What the hell is this about you trying to steal my girlfriend?!"

"what?!"

Luan Shu was stunned and blurted out, "Zhang Yan, you and Han Hong...you two are...I..."

He truly hadn't expected Zhang Yan to be so curious. If he had known earlier that Zhang Yan and Han Hong had that kind of relationship, he would never have had much contact with Han Hong.

"屮~"

Zhang Yan grabbed the teapot and was about to smash it, but fortunately Guo Chuanlin stopped him in time.

Zhang Yan pointed at Luan Shu and cursed, "Are you even a man? If you're a man, don't hide it. I asked you what happened between you and Wang Luyao, why are you dragging Han Hong into this?!"

"what?!"

Luan Shu was completely dumbfounded. What was all this about?!

“Luan Shu”.

Guo Chuanlin frowned and stared at Luan Shu: "What exactly happened? Explain yourself clearly—you're using Han Hong, a mere girl, to distract us, how shameless is that?!"

He could accept it even if Luan Shu was talking about Tian Zhen, but Han Hong...

He's seen that girl before!

Cui Jian didn't speak, but his gaze toward Luan Shu was full of suspicion.

"This, I..."

Luan Shu was both amused and exasperated. He didn't understand what was going on, but he knew how to resolve it. So he grabbed his mobile phone, stood up, and said to the three of them, "How about this, I'll call Han Hong right now and have her prove it to you!"

"Need not!"

Zhang Yan said coldly, "I've already called Wang Luyao from Tianjin. Han Hong brought her here, and I estimate she should arrive in a few minutes. Then we can have a frank discussion and clear things up!"

In the next few minutes, he only spoke to Guo Chuanlin and Cui Jian, completely ignoring Luan Shu.

Luan Shu, feeling completely innocent, also remained silent with a cold expression and arms crossed.

It wasn't until Wang Luyao and Han Hong entered the private room that both of them looked over at the same time.

"Brother Yan~"

"Brother Zhang."

Wang Luyao seemed unaware of what had happened, and smiled sweetly as soon as she entered the door.

Zhang Yan slammed the receipt down in front of her and demanded, "Tell me, what's going on here?"

Wang Luyao glanced back at Han Hong before explaining, "This is Han Hong's bill. When we went to buy our mobile phones, the post office staff got the number wrong. Han Hong and I were too lazy to correct it, so we've been paying each other's bills." "Really?!"

Zhang Yan still didn't believe it and looked at Han Hong again.

Han Hong nodded in confirmation.

"Look at the mess this has made."

Zhang Yan immediately looked embarrassed and scolded Wang Luyao, "What's so hard about changing this? Just have your assistant go and do it!"

As he spoke, he poured himself another full glass of wine and said to Luan Shu, "This time, I was wrong to blame you. I'll drink a glass as punishment."

He was told to drink a cup as punishment, but he held the cup without drinking it, clearly waiting for Luan Shu to make a statement.

"Tree!"

Seeing that Luan Shu was sitting still, Guo Chuanlin quickly chimed in, "Since it's a misunderstanding, it's good to clear things up—don't forget that Zhang Yan also contributed to the success of your album."

Luan Shu then stood up, clinked glasses with Zhang Yan, and they reconciled with a smile.

Luan Shu took a big gulp, while Zhang Yan downed his drink in one go.

After finishing his drink, he picked up two pieces of food with his chopsticks and pressed them down, then seemed to suddenly remember something: "So, you've really been talking to Han Hong for over half a month?"

What do you mean by talking for more than half a month...?

This word is too ambiguous. Luan Shu was hesitating whether to clarify it when he heard Han Hong scold him, "Brother Zhang, you don't need to get involved in this!"

"understand."

Zhang Yan, as if he understood perfectly, then said to Guo Chuanlin and Cui Jian, "Haha, it's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. Let's not talk about anything else today, everyone have a good meal and drinks."

As soon as he put down his cup, Wang Luyao asked him about his experience at CCTV.

So Zhang Yan then exaggeratedly recounted his encounter with Director Yang at CCTV that day.

Originally, Luan Shu wanted to find an opportunity to clarify things between himself and Han Hong.

But when Luan Shu heard Zhang Yan boast that he was on equal footing with the director of CCTV, and that the other party seemed to be unsure about something and wanted to get some kind of moral support from him, he couldn't help but secretly curl his lips, thinking that this guy was really bragging without thinking.

Just then, Zhang Yan's mobile phone suddenly rang.

Zhang Yan was supposed to go out to answer the call, but he was worried that if he left, all his efforts would be wasted. So he pretended to be interrupted and grabbed his mobile phone to press the answer button.

"Zhang Yan, you were right!"

Zhou Tao's excited voice came through the phone: "Did you watch today's news broadcast?"

"No, I went out to eat with friends—what's wrong? Did something big happen on the news?"

Hearing Zhang Yan hint that he was with friends, Zhou Tao lowered his voice, but his excitement remained undiminished: "It's not a problem with the news broadcast itself, it's that they added 30 seconds of commercials after the news broadcast ended!"

I heard that this matter has never been publicly discussed, nor even reported to the broadcasting authorities; it was entirely Director Yang's decision-making power!

hiss~
This Director Yang is truly audacious. That's CCTV's News Broadcast! He actually dared to add 30 seconds of commercials without holding a meeting to discuss it or reporting to his superiors.

If someone makes a big deal out of it...

However, given that everything is currently focused on revitalizing the economy, his approach, though somewhat unconventional, should ultimately be able to pass smoothly.

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yan told everyone at the table what had happened. Apart from Wang Luyao and Han Hong, who were already completely convinced, the other three were somewhat shocked.

It turns out that Zhang Yan wasn't just bragging; he really did have a long talk with the director of CCTV.

The conversation naturally turned to the 30-second ad. Cui Jian strongly opposed it, Guo Chuanlin was indifferent, and Luan Shu expressed his support.

Under Zhang Yan's deliberate instigation, the three of them had a lively discussion and naturally drank quite a bit of alcohol.

The wine Zhang Yan ordered was known for being smooth on the palate and easy to get drunk on. After a few drinks, Cui Jian and Luan Shu, who had average alcohol tolerance, became a little tipsy.

At this moment, Zhang Yan, carrying a wine bottle in one hand and a wine glass in the other, swayed around to Luan Shu's side, poured him wine, and said, "Shu, don't take this to heart. Han Hong is my god-sister, and you'll be my god-brother-in-law from now on. If there's anything, just tell your brother."

Although Luan Shu was quite drunk, upon hearing this, he instinctively shook his head and said, "Han Hong and I actually..."

"Ouch~"

As soon as Luan Shu started speaking, Zhang Yan suddenly slipped and fell towards him.

Luan Shu subconsciously reached out to help, but Zhang Yan took the opportunity to nudge his stomach with his elbow, causing a rush of sour, spicy, sweet, and salty flavors to surge up all at once.

Luan Shu quickly raised his hand to cover his mouth, thus preventing himself from turning into a fountain on the spot.

At this moment, Zhang Yan hurriedly said, "Han Hong, Han Hong, what are you standing there for? Quickly help him to the toilet!"

Han Hong quickly got up and helped Luan Shu, whose face looked pale, out of the private room.

Zhang Yan then took the seat of Luan Shu and smiled at Guo Chuanlin and Cui Jian, saying, "Although today was a misunderstanding, it ended up being a good thing. Brother Cui, Fourth Brother, don't you think so?"

Guo Chuanlin was still a little hesitant, feeling that the two were not a good match.

But Cui Jianke wasn't that close to Luan Shu, so he laughed and raised his glass, saying, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have imagined this would happen. But it really is a good thing. Come on, let's have a drink, the three of us."

Zhang Yan immediately seized the opportunity, pretending to be drunk, and said, "Yes, yes, let's drink to them both and wish them a speedy success in their marriage!"

Seeing this, Guo Chuanlai had no choice but to raise his glass as well.

(End of this chapter)