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Chapter 14 Simply Eating and Watching Movies?

After setting up the little black cat at home, it was almost nine o'clock, and she didn't have time to eat breakfast, so she hurried to the company.

Her job is to hand in a gourmet article every Friday. If she is out on the job at other times, most of the time she is looking for food, so she doesn’t need to report to the company, just say hello to her editor Liang Man. The nature of her work is still very free .

Today is Wednesday, but she hasn't figured out what to write for this week's manuscript.

As soon as she arrived at the company, Liang Man told her, "Editor Cheng is looking for you."

She was a little bit big-headed, and knocked on the door of the editor-in-chief's office.

"Come in."

She pushed open the door, and Cheng Yuan was smoking a cigarette as usual, sitting behind the desk and puffing. When he saw her come in, he pressed the half-lit cigarette in his hand into the ashtray, got up and sat on the sofa Come on, motioning for her to sit.

She sat down opposite him, and asked with a smile, "Editor, are you looking for me?"

"What are you going to write in this week's manuscript?"

She thought for a while and said, "Editor-in-Chief, do you know Ji Fanzhai?"

"know."

"I was lucky enough to eat there once, the taste was very good, but the price was a bit unattractive."

"You want to write about Ji Fanzhai?"

"If the editor-in-chief agrees, the dishes there are enough to write a series of articles."

Cheng Yuan frowned in a rare way, thought for a moment and said: "Ji Fanzhai's place... How should I put it, there is something wrong with Ji Fanzhai's boss, I remember he was banned, and writing about the restaurant under his name may not be very good."

Since Cheng Yuan mentioned banning, Lu Ran naturally wanted to ask: "Why was he banned?"

"The reputation of that Boss Ji is not very good. He is well-known in country M and has won two consecutive food competitions. However, in the competition that challenged the God of Cookery, he threw off his chef's hat on the spot and left angrily. The influence is very bad, and there are rumors that he won two consecutive food competition championships, all because of the old woman behind him."

The corner of Lu Ran's mouth twitched, "The old woman behind?"

"The rumors are not very good. Most likely, he was suspected of being taken care of by an old woman. Later, he was jointly blocked by the food industry and returned to China at the age of 22."

"He won the food competition at the age of 20?"

"Yes, at that time, he could be said to be a sensation in the food industry, but his deeds were relatively sensational in country M. After returning to China, he was quite low-key and opened a restaurant. The restaurant's business is also tepid."

Lu Ran frowned, he was very concerned about whether the rumor about Ji Zebei being taken care of by an old woman was true or not.

But the fact is, Ji Zebei's family is so rich, and he still needs others to support him?
"I suggest you better write something else."

Lu Ran thought for a while, and said, "He was jointly banned by the gourmet industry in country M, right?"

Cheng Yuan nodded thoughtfully.

"But he is not in country M now, he is in China, his restaurant is also open in China, and he is not banned in China, why can't we write about him?"

Cheng Yuan was taken aback.

Lu Ran added: "Ji Fanzhai's dishes are really super delicious."

"Did you know that he is a western food chef?"

"..."

"As a western food chef, but opened a Chinese restaurant."

Lu Ran slapped his thigh hard, and said excitedly: "This is a very good gimmick, why did a western food chef who was once a sensation and won two consecutive food competitions open a Chinese restaurant? Don't you think this is a good selling point? ?”

Cheng Yuan felt a headache, "You have to write about Ji Fanzhai, don't you?"

Lu Ran nodded firmly, "I must write."

Cheng Yuan sighed helplessly, "Then it's up to you."

"So, you agree?"

"I thought about it carefully, and I think what you said is not unreasonable."

"Will the company reimburse you for the food?"

"If there is an invoice, it will be reimbursed."

"Yes!"

Lu Ran was instantly motivated, "I'm going to write a series, is it okay?"

"If the response is good, you can continue to write, if it is not good, stop the loss in time, understand?"

"Understood, thank you, Editor-in-Chief."

"Don't thank me in a hurry." Cheng Yuan got up and walked to the desk, picked up the cigarette case, smoked a cigarette, put it in his mouth, lit it, took a puff, and after slowly exhaling the smoke, he looked at Lu Ran with a smile on his face Fei smiled and said, "Come to dinner with me this Saturday, let's watch a movie."

Lu Ran: ...

"Lu Ran, I have asked you out many times. Every time you rejected me, it really embarrassed me. This time I agreed to let you write Ji Fanzhai, but I actually took some risks. You should know what reciprocity is, right?"

Lu Ran smiled awkwardly.

Listening to this, why does it seem to be threatening her?

"I know that the company has regulations prohibiting office romances. You may also avoid it. In fact, I have no other intentions. I just want to treat you to a meal or a movie. There is nothing shameful about it. What do you think?"

Lu Ran thought about it seriously, and smiled on his face, "Editor Cheng, I don't think we should..."

"I don't want to hear rejection. If you reject me again this time, then I need to think about Ji Fanzhai's series of topics."

Lu Ran was speechless for a moment.

She is not stupid, she can hear the meaning behind Cheng Yuan's words.

If she wants to write Ji Fanzhai's series of topics, she has to agree to accompany Cheng Yuan to dinner and watch movies...

What an old fox!
"Just eating and watching a movie?" She confirmed again and again.

Cheng Yuan nodded heavily, "Yes."

"Editor Cheng, I would like to ask, are you chasing me?"

"Do you think it counts?"

"I don't think so."

Cheng Yuan slightly hooked his lips, and smiled with a habitual ruffian, "The company doesn't stipulate that the boss can't be friends with the subordinates. After get off work, friends can have dinner and watch a movie together. I don't think the company's senior management can control it."

"you're right."

"Just don't think about it."

Lu Ran felt a 'hehe' in his heart, and he still smiled at Cheng Yuan, "I won't think in a wrong way, and I hope Editor-in-Chief Cheng won't think in a wrong way either."

"That's natural."

Lu Ran nodded.

"Then it's settled. I'll contact you this Saturday."

"it is good."

Coming out of the editor-in-chief's office, Lu Ran gritted his teeth with hatred.

If she hadn't really wanted to write about Ji Fanzhai's food series, she would not have agreed to Cheng Yuan's request.

Perhaps, the other party really just wanted to make friends with her, simply have a meal or watch a movie?

She could only tell herself to think of the best.

She reported her work content and itinerary to Liang Man, and when it was nearly eleven o'clock, she took her digital camera and work notes and set off for Ji Fanzhai.

After getting off the bus and walking for more than 300 meters, she followed the flow of people across the zebra crossing and came to the gate of Ji Fanzhai.

What was different from before was that there were already two tables of diners in the lobby on the first floor, and there was no sign of Ji Zebei near the window.

She opened the door and walked in, and a beautiful waiter in a cheongsam greeted her with a smile.

　Anyone watching?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)