Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 366 Li Xue Takes Office
On the afternoon of June 6th.

In the hotel room, Li Xue changed into the clothes Chen Hong had bought for her, quickly packed her luggage, and then went downstairs with a mix of trepidation and excitement.

When she got downstairs, she saw Chen Hong's Mercedes-Benz W14 parked on the side of the road. She quickly went up to open the car door and greeted Assistant Lin in the driver's seat sweetly, "Sister Lin, I'm sorry to trouble you again this time."

"Don't mention the trouble—come on, let me help you put your luggage in the trunk."

Assistant Lin got out of the car and opened the trunk, then helped Li Xue put her luggage in it—this was the first time she had been so kind, which made Li Xue feel a little flattered.

After closing the trunk, Assistant Lin looked Li Xue up and down again, and asked with a smile, "Is this the most presentable thing you've ever worn?"

Li Xue nodded shyly: "I want to leave a good impression on Brother Chen... Brother Chen."

Chen Hong's advertisement has been filmed. Li Xue originally planned to return to United University to continue her studies after participating in the housewarming ceremony on June 6. Who knew that a windfall would fall from the sky and she would be recommended to Chen Daoming as his personal assistant.

That's a big star!

Although things were relatively quiet for the past two years, now that they've joined Yuanmeng, there will definitely be many more opportunities. If they can get along well with the other party, it will certainly be of great benefit to the future of the two sisters.

However, Li Xue was also a little puzzled. If President Chen arranged for her to be by Chen Daoming's side, what about her and her sister's special mission?
Upon hearing this, Assistant Lin commented, "What you're wearing today is fine, but starting tomorrow, you should dress more simply and practically, preferably in clothes that are easy to work in and don't accentuate your figure."

She had previously been hostile towards Li Xue, mainly because Chen Hong had been praising Li Xue a lot lately, which made her feel a strong sense of crisis, fearing that she would be replaced by Li Xue.

But now that Li Xue has been assigned to be Chen Daoming's assistant, the situation is different. She is still happy to give this junior, who poses no threat and is favored by Chen Hong, some guidance.

"why?"

Li Xue was somewhat puzzled. If she was afraid Chen Daoming would be attracted to her good looks, then…

"Because it's easy to attract unnecessary gossip," Assistant Lin explained. "If it's serving actresses, it's not a big problem, but since it's serving male actors, we have to be careful in this regard, especially since Brother Chen is a rather strict person."

"I understand, Sister Lin, thank you for reminding me."

Li Xue quickly thanked him and then got into the car with Assistant Lin.

While fastening his seatbelt, Assistant Lin pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Hey, there's no need to thank me. You're new to this industry and don't understand the ins and outs yet. You'll gradually understand in the future. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me or Sister Chang."

"Okay, I will definitely learn from you!"

Li Xue quickly thanked him, but inwardly she was wary of Assistant Lin's sudden show of goodwill, after all, there's no smoke without fire.

Speechless all the way.

Upon arriving at the small hotel booked by the film crew, Assistant Lin led Li Xue up to the second floor, saying, "This is it. You'll be sharing a room with another actress, Niu Li. The conditions are definitely not as good as the previous hotel, but..."

Li Xue quickly replied, "It's alright. If Brother Chen can adapt, I can definitely adapt too!"

"It's best if you think so."

As they were talking, the door to one of the rooms in front suddenly opened, and Chang Jihong led an actress out to greet them with a smile: "Xiao Li, come and meet me. This is Niu Li. She heard you were coming and specially took time out of her schedule to come back and wait for you."

"Hello, Sister Niu Li."

Li Xue hurriedly dropped her luggage and greeted Niu Li.

Niu Li laughed and said, "We'll probably be living together for a month or two, so there's no need to be so polite—come, come, let me show you our room."

When Niu Li took Li Xue inside for a tour, Chang Jihong and Assistant Lin did not follow, but stayed outside in the corridor to talk.

After estimating that Li Xue had finished tidying up her luggage, Chang Jihong went in and separated her from Chen Daoming, instructing her, "Although I told Chen Daoming it would start from the 7th, I hope you can consciously assume the role of assistant now."

Li Xue quickly stood at attention and said, "Sister Chang, I will definitely try my best!"

"Effort alone is not enough."

Chang Jihong whispered a word of advice: "Teacher Chen is a very honorable person, but he can't stand insincere flattery, so you'd better find some common ground with him."

As he spoke, he handed over the plastic bag he had been carrying, saying, "This is the book he's been reading lately. You can try your luck. You don't need to fully understand it; just make sure you can answer his questions meaningfully."

Li Xue took the plastic bag and looked inside. There were three books, two of which were clearly translations of foreign works. She couldn't help but click her tongue slightly and said, "Brother Chen likes reading so much?" "He likes people who love reading."

Chang Jihong gave an ambiguous answer, and then went on to explain some details, such as Chen Daoming's eating habits, his preferences and requirements for clothing, and what kind of laundry detergent he liked.

Lin Lin said more than a dozen things, and Li Xue's tongue was practically sticking out from listening.

She exclaimed in shock, "Sister Chang, how do you know so much?"

"Of course I found out from his former assistant—the company paid for the consultation, so don't let the company down."

"This……"

Hearing that they were asking about her former assistant, Li Xue said with some concern, "I heard they were all fired by Brother Chen. Could someone be deliberately lying to us, saying the opposite of what they said..."

"Don't worry, they wouldn't dare."

Chang Jihong said decisively: "If you were the one to ask, it might be possible, but to offend our Yuanmeng for this—haha, even if you gave them the guts, they wouldn't dare to do anything reckless."

Li Xue nodded and said, "I understand, I will definitely keep an eye on it."

"That's good."

Chang Jihong pointed to the plastic bag again: "Most of what I just said is recorded on paper, but some of the more private things were not written down, mainly because I was afraid that others would see them and leak them."

Finally, Chang Jihong handed Li Xue a business card before leaving the hotel with Assistant Lin.

Li Xue escorted the two to the gate, and only after watching them get into their respective cars and drive away did she withdraw her envious gaze.

Assistant Lin wasn't envious; no matter how nice the car was, it belonged to someone else. But Chang Jihong's car was a company-provided car, a Xiali, which was the most common car in Tianjin, but it was still enough to make people envious.

Go back upstairs.

But she found that Niu Li had already locked the door. Seeing her surprised expression, Niu Li tossed her a key and said cheerfully, "Come on, let's have a welcome dinner for you!"

"This……"

Li Xue hesitated, "Sister Chang just told me that I should get into work mode immediately."

"There's no need to rush."

Niu Li disagreed, saying, "You don't have the key to Brother Chen's room now, so what can you do even if you stay at the hotel? Besides, he won't be back until after 10 p.m. after filming the night scene, which is enough time for us to eat and drink our fill."

Hearing Niu Li say this, Li Xue didn't refuse anymore, but insisted on treating everyone herself.

"Alright, you can treat me next time."

Niu Li was too lazy to argue, so she simply pulled her downstairs again.

The two found a small restaurant nearby and ordered one cold dish and two hot dishes. Niu Li suggested getting a bottle of beer, and Li Xue wasn't hesitant at all.

Over drinks, the two felt much closer and began to probe each other's secrets.

Hearing that Li Xue was personally recommended to Chen Daoming by General Manager Chen, Niu Li was extremely envious, saying that she was practically an imperial envoy.

After hearing about Niu Li's past experiences, Li Xue asked in surprise, "You used to be on the national synchronized swimming team? Do you know Sister Tao Hong?"

"Of course we know each other. We used to be very close. We even kept in touch after I transferred to the shooting team, but unfortunately the shooting team was disbanded, so we've been in touch less since."

After Niu Li finished speaking, she asked curiously, "And how did you meet Tao Hong?"

"When my sister applied to the Central Academy of Drama, it was Sister Tao Hong who helped her..."

Li Xue briefly recounted how she met Tao Hong, and both of them found the story somewhat mysterious, which led to a further step in their relationship.

(End of this chapter)