Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 399 Mental Stimulation
In the morning, Zhang Yan took both sets of parents to see the hotel where the wedding banquet would be held and finalized the menu and basic arrangements.

When they returned to the small villa around noon, Mao Geping was helping Chen Hong with her costume fitting. Mao Geping had been working on the set of "Empress Wu Zetian" for a while and only returned to the company after filming wrapped up.

Zhang Yan walked over, put the peach branch he had picked on the table, and was about to speak when the mobile phone next to him rang.

Chen Hong picked it up, hung up casually, put it back in its place, and smiled, "Honey, how did things go this morning?"

"It's alright, I..."

Beep beep beep~ Beep beep beep~
He had barely started speaking when the phone rang again. Seeing that Chen Hong rejected the call without hesitation, he couldn't help but wonder, "Who is this? Is it a spam call?"

Chen Hong gestured for Mao Geping to stop, then followed Zhang Yan to the living room outside. She then whispered in his ear, "It's Gong Li. She seems to already know that you have more than one woman, so she called me in a fit of rage to question me."

Zhang Yan was speechless upon hearing this. He had just finished sleeping yesterday and the truth had come out today. He really didn't know whether to be happy or regretful.

He put his arm around Chen Hong's no longer slender waist and whispered in her ear, "Don't see her in private right now. Who knows if she'll lose her temper and become irrational?"

"Don't worry, I won't let her hurt our child."

Chen Hong stroked her gradually swelling belly and pondered, "Just in case, perhaps we can arrange two security guards outside, who can be used as greeters. Just secretly instruct them to be careful and not let Gong Li in."

"Sigh~ Why did you do this?"

Zhang Yan had this "I really can't do anything with you" look on his face, completely taking advantage of the situation while pretending to be innocent. You should know that he didn't hold back at all at the hot spring hotel yesterday.

Chen Hong smiled but didn't say anything. Of course, she knew that Zhang Yan was just being hypocritical and that this matter would not bring her any real benefit, but would only cause unnecessary trouble.

But she still doesn't regret her decision.

Just watching an international film star go from trying to remain calm and composed while enduring humiliation to being utterly defeated and utterly pathetic in front of you is already worth the price of admission.

At that moment, she truly felt that she was not only looking down on Gong Li, but also on those trophies that she longed for but could not reach.

The joy she felt at this moment, from a spiritual perspective, surpassed all that she had ever experienced before. So even though she knew it would cause trouble, she had no regrets and was completely content.

"Mr. Chen."

At that moment, Mao Geping said from inside the room, "Your mobile phone is ringing again."

"understood."

Chen Hong walked over and sat back down in front of the dressing table, picked up the mobile phone and turned it off.

Beep beep beep~ Beep beep beep~
She had barely put her mobile phone down when the familiar ringtone sounded again, but this time it wasn't for her; it was for Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yanchong waved his mobile phone at Chen Hong, then went to his room on the second floor before answering the call.

Unsurprisingly, it was Gong Li calling.

"What's wrong with you two?!"

Gong Li's voice was filled with barely suppressed anger, but she maintained sufficient restraint in her words. After all, she was no innocent young woman; she was angry, but not to the point of wanting to die.

"How could I know that?"

Zhang Yan chuckled and said, "Anyway, we're all just having fun. You had a good time yesterday too, so why worry about so much?"

"you!"

Although it was true, the feeling of being deceived and manipulated still made Gong Li feel a bit overwhelmed. She gritted her teeth and questioned, "You clearly have a mistress at the company, and Chen Hong still lied to me about something... What does she mean? Am I being played like a fool?!"

She can't even sleep soundly now if she doesn't figure out Chen Hong's true intentions.

"Hmm~"

Zhang Yan hesitated for a moment, feeling that he couldn't just give her a perfunctory answer, otherwise it would be troublesome if Gong Li lost her temper.

So she said, "I'm not entirely sure, but she used to be quite obsessed with winning awards. Maybe it's because she couldn't win any awards, so she wanted to take your Best Actress award."

"What...what kind of nonsense is this?!"

Gong Li was stunned by this conjecture. After a long while, she took a deep breath and squeezed out three words through gritted teeth: "Crazy!" Then she angrily hung up the phone.

Zhang Yan put down the mobile phone, feeling that Gong Li wouldn't dwell on the matter any longer, so he went downstairs again and asked Chen Hong to turn it on, so as not to delay the important matter.

As Chen Hong turned on the phone, she asked curiously, "What did you say to her?"

Zhang Yan shrugged and said, "She didn't say anything. She's more composed than I expected. After all, she's been in this industry for so many years, and she's even worked in Hong Kong. What kind of things hasn't she heard of?"

He paused, then added, "But we can't let our guard down. Maybe she's just trying to lull us into a false sense of security."

Just then, Zhang Fang peeked in from outside the door.

"What are you up to, acting so suspiciously?"

"You don't care about me."

Zhang Yan glared at her, but Zhang Fang ignored her brother completely and instead moved closer to her sister-in-law, marveling, "Sister-in-law, your painting is so beautiful!"

Chen Hong saw through her thoughts and asked with a smile, "After lunch, would you like to try it too?"

"Yeah!"

Zhang Fang nodded vigorously. She had already planned it out. When Kang Hui came to attend the wedding in a few days, she would take him to the film and television base to experience the "You jump, I jump" project.

If Mao Geping does my makeup, I'm sure I'll stun everyone.

Seeing the two women whispering to each other, Zhang Yan went back to the living room.

The nanny is cooking in the kitchen; Sun Xiaohong and Chen Hong's mothers are exchanging wedding customs from their respective hometowns in the living room, trying to find a solution that satisfies both sides; Zhang Xingguo is showing off his newly bought imported fishing gear to Chen Hong's father, it seems he plans to have some free time in the afternoon.

Zhang Yan looked around but couldn't find anything he could do. He was about to go upstairs to lie down for a while and come down again when it was time to eat when he suddenly received a call from Wang Jinghua.

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Zhang."

Wang Jinghua apologized profusely as soon as she arrived, which made Zhang Yan think that she was going to change jobs or start her own business. But after asking her carefully, he found out that she actually wanted to resign from her job as the chief wedding emcee.

The reason is that Wang Jinghua herself has been diagnosed with pregnancy and cannot overwork herself for the time being.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan immediately offered his congratulations and urged her to take good care of herself. He also told her to put aside all the important and trivial matters in the company for the time being, and to leave everything else to Chang Jihong and Liu Weidong, except for some necessary tasks.

However, after hanging up the phone, Zhang Yan felt a bit lost. Chen Hong and Wang Jinghua had originally supported half of Yuanmeng's success, but now they were both pregnant, and he was afraid he would be busy for a while.

Fortunately, Chang Jihong has also demonstrated remarkable work ability. Although she is not as good as Wang Jinghua in terms of overall perspective, she can still share a lot of the workload.

Back inside, after discussing the matter, Chen Hong's first reaction was: "As expected, management should still be led by men."

It's often said that women shouldn't make things difficult for other women, and that girls should help girls. But in reality, female entrepreneurs are often the most demanding of women, and Chen Hong's words fully demonstrate that she is already a qualified capitalist.

Then Chen Hong asked, "How is she doing now? Should we go over and check on her?"

When she was experiencing morning sickness, Wang Jinghua, representing the company's employees, came to visit her, and it was only right that they reciprocate.

but……

"I think I've heard of some custom that two pregnant women can't meet or something."

As Zhang Yan spoke, he went out to ask his mother and mother-in-law, and found out that pregnant women were not allowed to see women who had just given birth, but there was no taboo between them.

“Let’s go over there this afternoon and take a look. After we’re done, we can host a welcome dinner for Feng Xiaogang, Ge You, and Xu Fan.”

Feng Xiaogang has almost finished dealing with the final stages of Dingli Film Industry and is expected to bring Wang Shuo's 'legacy' to Tianjin this afternoon.

But he didn't come alone; he also planned to bring Ge You and Xu Fan along, saying he wanted to show these two old friends the glory of Yuanmeng today.

However, Zhang Yan guessed that he actually wanted to recommend the two of them to play the male and female leads in "A Day Trip to Fulfill Dreams".

(End of this chapter)