Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 238 Special Hobbies
That afternoon.

Led by the staff, Cao Ying checked into the Yuanmeng Apartment. While she was unpacking, she saw a woman wearing sunglasses who seemed to have just moved into the room next door.

Cao Ying quickly came out to greet them, saying, "Hello, I'm Cao Ying, a new member of Yuanmeng. Did you also just sign with Yuanmeng?"

The other person didn't say anything, but silently took off their sunglasses.

"Oh, you, you're Du Mei [the female lead of 'Addiction']!"

Cao Ying immediately exclaimed with delight, "I didn't expect you to join us in realizing our dreams!"

"Who said I joined Dream Fulfillment?"

Jiang Shan said irritably, "I'm here to discuss collaborations and release an album. I'm just staying here for one night."

The thought of Zhang Yan being all lovey-dovey with Chen Hong while she was all alone in the communal apartment made Jiang Shan furious. She was not going to give the newcomer who had just made her dream a friendly look.
Cao Ying, having been snubbed, sheepishly returned to her room, thinking to herself, "No wonder they chose me to play Du Mei; she has an even bigger temper than Du Mei."

However, after discovering a landline phone in the house, she put Jiang Shan's matter out of her mind, took out the phone book, picked up the receiver, and began to notify her relatives and friends one by one.

However, when dialing the last number, Cao Ying hesitated slightly, because it was Qu Ying's call.

I've already arrived in Tianjin to take up my new post, but Qu Ying is nowhere to be seen. This is enough to prove that Qu Ying has been eliminated—should I inform her and tell her not to wait any longer?

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night.

When Zhang Yan drove Zhang Fang home, he saw Gai Lili squatting in front of the fence, playing with the puppy.

Hearing the noise, Gai Lili stood up and greeted, "President Zhang is back."

"Uh, yeah."

Zhang Yan turned to his sister and introduced her: "This is your sister-in-law's old classmate, Gai Lili. You can call her Sister Lili. This is my sister, Zhang Fang."

"You must be Fangfang. Your sister-in-law was just talking about you."

Gai Lili took the initiative to shake hands with Zhang Fang. If she hadn't heard that Zhang Yan's sister also lived here, she might not have agreed to stay here.

The three of them went inside talking, and Chen Hong came out of the kitchen to greet them, saying with a smile, "You can chat for a while, there's only one more dish to go."

"Why don't you old classmates chat?" Zhang Yan walked over, took the apron off her, and asked, "What dishes are left?"

"The stir-fried pork with celery that you made last time."

"Okay, leave it to me."

Zhang Yan entered the kitchen and saw that the celery and chili peppers had already been chopped. He then washed the pork belly, sliced ​​it, and marinated it with soy sauce and other seasonings for five minutes.

Just as he was about to put the food in the pot, Zhang Fang sneaked in and whispered in his ear, "Brother, do you think your wife has any special fetishes?"

"What's this mess?"

Zhang Yan was completely baffled.

Zhang Fang then explained in a low voice, "The middle room was clearly empty, but my sister-in-law arranged for Gai Lili to stay in the guest room downstairs from you."

There are three guest rooms on the first floor of the villa. Zhang Fang chose the one furthest from the master bedroom on the second floor. The reason is obvious to those who know.

She suddenly realized that Chen Hong had arranged for Gai Lili to stay in the guest room directly below the master bedroom—and then she remembered that day when Chen Hong insisted on letting Zhou Tao stay overnight.

"Uh~"

Zhang Yan also remembered what happened that day, and glared at him guiltily, saying, "What nonsense are you thinking? Go away, I'm going to start cooking, don't make trouble here."

"嘁~"

Zhang Fang pouted and turned to leave the kitchen.

Zhang Yan put the meat, chili peppers, and vegetables into the pot separately, first stir-frying them over high heat for two minutes, then turning to low heat to simmer.

When the food was almost cooked, he poked his head out and called out, "Fangfang, come and serve the dishes."

Upon hearing this, Chen Hong and Gai Lili quickly got up and went to the kitchen. The group soon set the food on the table. Gai Lili smelled the aroma of the food and couldn't help but exclaim, "Back when we were at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, you were known for never lifting a finger. I never expected you to be such a good cook now."

"I learned it all from Zhang Yan."

Chen Hong laughed and said, "As the saying goes, 'If you want to learn something, you have to sleep with your master first,' and I've put that into practice."

As he spoke, he picked up a piece of stir-fried celery and pork with his chopsticks and put it in Gai Lili's bowl: "Try Zhang Yan's cooking first. I think it tastes better than many restaurants."

Gai Lili tasted it and found it to be quite delicious. Most importantly, the broth was mostly locked in the celery and meat slices. One bite filled her mouth with freshness, spiciness, saltiness, and aroma, and there was a slight sweetness after swallowing.

While praising him, she couldn't help but feel secretly envious. After hearing about Zhang Yan's various achievements, she had thought he was a career-oriented man.

Who knew that the other party was not only young and handsome, but also showed off his excellent cooking skills—how could Chen Hong have gotten such a good deal on such a high-quality man who was both presentable in public and good in the kitchen?

While eating and chatting, Zhang Yan mentioned his plan to recruit from the three major art schools next year. Gai Lili exclaimed in surprise, "Can private companies recruit students from our class?"

“Why not? Other industries are gradually opening up.” Zhang Yan laughed. “Even if we don’t find any good talents for the time being, we can build the framework first. When private capital gradually rises and art school students change their minds, we can also gain an advantage in realizing our dreams.”

Gai Lili nodded slightly, then asked curiously, "So, Mr. Zhang thinks that private capital will definitely take the lead in the film and television industry in the future?"

"It's definitely not going to work in the short term."

Zhang Yan shook his head and said, "I estimate that by the end of the 90s, state-owned, private, and co-productions will dominate the market, and co-productions will most likely have the most advantage."

He found that Gai Lili and Chen Hong were similar in some ways, such as both of them paying attention to industry development rather than following the crowd like most actors.

Gai Lili nodded slightly and turned to Chen Hong, saying, "Then you'll be returning home in glory."

"That depends on whether the younger students will give us face."

The four of them ate and chatted, and when they were almost finished and about to clear the dishes, Wang Zhongqi brought over the information about the fake award that Zhang Yan needed.

This is also one of the benefits of 'MV going to the countryside'. Yuanmeng has the contact information of nearly half of the cities and counties in the country. By asking around among practitioners in the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta, it is easy to collect enough information.

After seeing Wang Zhongqi off.

Zhang Yan went to the study on the second floor to continue working on incriminating materials.

Around 9:30, Chen Hong finally went upstairs, washed up, changed into her underwear, sat down on the table, and tilted her head to ask Zhang Yan, "Did Wang Luyao steal my underwear?"

"Ok?"

Zhang Yan raised his head and asked in return, "How do you know?"

Chen Hong pointed to her heart and said, "It's all lint coming off from being rubbed so much."

"Uh~"

This evidence was truly irrefutable. Zhang Yan stood up, put his arm around Chen Hong, and changed the subject, saying, "Fangfang just asked me if you have any special fetishes."

"Special fetishes?"

Chen Hong usually paid close attention to her sister-in-law's opinion of her, so she immediately gave up on the idea of ​​secretly wearing her pajamas and asked in confusion, "What do you mean by that?"

“Otherwise, why did you arrange for Gai Lili to stay in the guest room below the master bedroom?” Zhang Yan said, breathing into her ear, “And that day when Zhou Tao stayed overnight at the courtyard, you were noticeably more excited than usual.”

"I didn't!"

Chen Hong gently shoved Zhang Yan in the chest and said, "I was just showing off to her that time—humph, a married woman who always tries to compete with me, it's just absurd."

"What about this time?"

“Gai Lili was the most outstanding person in our class. Before she dropped out of school, I hadn’t even had a proper acting experience yet, so some people said that I got the benefit because she dropped out of school…”

"What does this have to do with what's happening now?"

“I just want to prove that I’m doing better than her in every way!” Chen Hong said, kneeling down and rubbing against Zhang Yan’s private parts. “That includes this aspect, of course.”

Zhang had been conserving his energy for this battle, and immediately raised his hands, with everyone saluting and saying, "We guarantee to complete the mission with high quality and quantity!"

(End of this chapter)