Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 337 Chance Encounter
The next morning, in the staff changing room of the New Grand Hotel in Beijing, sixteen young and beautiful hostesses were hurrying to change into short-sleeved cheongsams and flesh-colored pantyhose.

The New Grand Hotel has just undergone internal upgrades and renovations, and is holding a 20% discount promotion. To make a good impression, they specially arranged for sixteen girls to greet guests at the entrance.

The sight of these bright red, sleeveless, high-slit cheongsams, their sheen exposed, spread out like wings in front of the door, was quite eye-catching.

These girls include students from art schools, professional or part-time models, and outstanding individuals selected from restaurant servers.

The Ice and Snow Sisters were among them.

Having worked part-time for more than half a year, the two were no longer as reserved and flustered as before. They quickly changed their clothes, did some simple makeup, and then found two round stools to sit down and rest.

This is the third day since the store opened, and also the last day for them to stand guard in front of the store. The seemingly simple task has left them exhausted, and they can't get enough rest at night.

It's fortunate that we haven't encountered a cold snap these past few days, otherwise, with those wind-leaking sleeveless cheongsams, at least half of the sixteen people would have collapsed.

Li Xue listlessly plucked a loose thread from her cheongsam. Seeing her older sister looking distracted, she nudged her with her shoulder and whispered, "Sis, since you've already decided to do a cameo role, don't overthink it. Maybe President Chen really has his eye on you as his successor."

A while ago, Li Xue was a little confused when she suddenly received a call from her sister, saying that Chen Hong had specifically asked the two of them to join the film crew together.

If she hadn't already known that Chen Hong had given her sister a designer handbag, she would most likely have thought it was some kind of fantasy.

However, after confirming that her sister wasn't talking nonsense, Li Xue's attitude was much more resolute than Li Bingbing's. She believed that no matter what the other party's purpose was, it wouldn't be a bad thing to play a cameo role.

They even cited an example, saying that Tao Hong, a senior student, also started out as a supporting actress.
However, Li Xue regretted saying that afterward, as the example was not very appropriate. Tao Hong didn't become famous just by playing supporting roles.

But before she could take back her words, Li Bingbing made up his mind on the phone and decided to take her to the film crew to try his luck.

However, ever since then, whenever the two sisters went out to work, Li Bingbing always seemed absent-minded and distracted. If it weren't for Li Xue's help, she probably would have made a lot of jokes.

After listening to his sister's advice, Li Bingbing glanced at her subconsciously, then sighed inwardly.

She was indeed upset about the cameo role, but it wasn't what Li Xue thought.

Li Bingbing was restless because ever since she agreed to the cameo role, she couldn't help but fantasize about becoming famous overnight. As a result, she lost interest in this kind of job where she had to sell her smiles at someone's door and even felt a bit repulsed by it.

"Are you ready?"

At this moment, the lobby manager knocked on the door and urged, "If you're ready, hurry up and line up outside. The band is already waiting at the door!"

Urged on by him, the girls in the locker room began to leave in groups of three or five.

The lobby manager didn't completely move aside; he still leaned against the door frame, half-blocking the doorway, seemingly dignified but actually leering at every girl who passed by.

Most girls either shyly or disgustedly huddled against the wall as they left, but some not only didn't refuse, they deliberately rubbed against the lobby manager's body as they walked out.

The Ice and Snow Sisters were already used to this, and this was considered good, after all, a mere lobby manager couldn't do anything too outrageous in broad daylight.

If the person blocking the door were the boss, and the time changed from noon to evening, then they would be on high alert.

It was already close to 10:30.

After the girls struck elegant yet alluring poses and stood at the entrance, guests began to arrive one after another.

Although it's a grand reopening sale, those who can afford to spend money at New Metropolis are mostly wealthy and influential, and most male customers are self-conscious and won't reveal their lecherous nature too much.

On the contrary, many middle-aged female guests would stare at the hostesses with critical and disdainful eyes as they walked down the red carpet, muttering things like "it's indecent."

The hostesses certainly couldn't give any negative feedback on this; they could only smile on the outside while cursing under their breath.

Li Bingbing would always subconsciously glance at the handbags carried by her guests, and if she made sure that the other person's handbag was not as good as hers, the corners of her mouth and her chin would unconsciously turn up.

As time went on, more and more customers came to dine, and the smiles on the girls' faces became more and more formulaic. They seemed to still be enthusiastic, but in reality, most of the people in the back rows were daydreaming.

Just then, Li Xue, who was standing behind Li Bingbing, suddenly exclaimed, "Sister, look! It's President Zhang!"

Li Bingbing's spirits lifted, and he quickly looked in the direction of the sound.

Although the two sisters had received business cards from more than one Mr. Zhang in the past six months, only Zhang Yan could surprise Li Xue so much.

Zhang Yan was walking inside side by side with two men. The one on the left looked a bit old-fashioned, while the one on the right was much more fashionable and was wearing an exaggerated pair of sunglasses that almost covered most of his face.

This is basically standard practice for popular celebrities. Elsewhere, Li Bingbing's attention would definitely be focused on the other person, but right now, her eyes were only on Mr. Zhang in the center. Should she say hello?
Am I in a position to greet people in my current state?

She was feeling anxious and ashamed when Li Xue, who was behind her, spoke up: "Hello, Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Yan paused, subconsciously looking to the left where the sound came from. Because they were all dressed the same and were all young and beautiful girls, it took him a few seconds to identify the Ice and Snow Sisters in the group.

After all, the two sides had only met two or three times.

"It's you sisters."

He took two more steps forward, stopping at eye level with the two men, and asked with a smile, "You're greeting guests outside, how are you going to handle lunch?"

"Let's postpone breakfast."

Li Xue answered without any shyness, "We eat breakfast at 10 o'clock, lunch at 3 o'clock, and dinner at 10 o'clock. Lunch is actually not bad, but the night is the hardest."

Seeing Zhang Yan stop to talk to the two young women, Han Sanping asked with some curiosity, "Mr. Zhang, did you run into someone you know?"

"Students from the Central Academy of Drama."

Zhang Yan gave him a brief introduction: "Because their mother was sick recently, they have been working part-time to support themselves. They are two very good girls."

Upon hearing this, Han Sanping nodded slightly and praised, "Of all virtues, filial piety is the most important. A girl who knows how to be filial to her parents will definitely have a bright future."

Zhang Yan smiled and then added to the two of them, "Be careful not to catch a cold."

Then he led Han Sanping and the others to continue walking inside.

"Take care, Mr. Zhang~"

Li Xue peeked out and waved at Zhang Yan's back before standing still. She reached out and poked her sister's lower back, asking in puzzlement, "Sis, why didn't you say anything just now?"

"What's there to say? Haven't you already said everything?!"

Li Bingbing's tone was somewhat unfriendly. It wasn't that he was really blaming his sister, but rather that he felt he had just made a fool of himself. He hadn't been able to utter a single word, let alone say a single sentence.

However, this is quite normal. One of the sisters has something to ask for, while the other has nothing to ask for. Facing Zhang Yan, the former must feel more pressure.

Just as Li Bingbing was feeling annoyed, she suddenly noticed that the welcoming team was starting to stir. Gradually, everyone except her sisters was whispering among themselves.
"It shouldn't be possible, right?"

"But I heard that Hua Zai did come to Beijing, and he's going to film a music video here!"

"Is it really such a coincidence?"

"Oh my god, can I ask him for an autograph?"

"You just want an autograph?"

What is all this mess?

Just as Li Bingbing was wondering what was going on, the model in the front row turned around and asked hopefully, "Hey you, who was that talking to you just now?"

You're the one who's 'that person'!
We've worked together several times, yet you don't even remember your great-aunt's name. Why should she tell you?
But at this moment, not only the model girl, but also the remaining dozen or so girls were all staring intently in this direction.

Not wanting to provoke public anger, Li Bingbing vaguely said, "That was someone we happened to know before... well, anyway, a big boss with an unusual background."

She had tried to be vague, but the model immediately pressed on, asking, "Is he in the entertainment industry?!"

Li Bingbing exclaimed in surprise, "How did you know?!"

"it is as expected!"

All the girls started cheering and jumping for joy, but the Ice and Snow Sisters were completely baffled.

Seeing this, the model then revealed the answer to the two: "The one wearing sunglasses just now, doesn't he look like Andy Lau, one of the Four Heavenly Kings!"

(End of this chapter)