Reborn in the Chinese Entertainment Industry: My Childhood Sweetheart is Boss Yang

After the break, the production crew got back on track.

Gu Heng originally planned to be a quiet, handsome man, simply watching the show while munching on melon seeds.

But Li Guoli was just too incredibly enthusiastic.

He insisted on dragging Gu Heng to sit behind the monitor, as if Gu Heng's refusal to sit meant he was being disrespectful.

"President Gu, as the director, aren't you going to give us old guys some pointers?" Li Guoli said this with an extremely humble attitude.

The actors around him, including Hu Ge, Yan Kuan, and Yang Mi, were all staring longingly.

The atmosphere has been built up to this point, we can't just not go.

Gu Heng could only reluctantly sit down, take the megaphone, and shout "Action" a couple of times in a serious manner.

Sure enough, Gu Heng gave a couple of pointers on positioning and lighting, and immediately elevated the quality of the image to a whole new level.

This display of swagger was so natural and seamless.

Full of light!

When work was finished in the evening, Gu Heng waved his hand and said, "I'll treat you to dinner!"

The private room at the Hengdian restaurant was packed with people.

If at this moment a clueless fan or paparazzi barges in, snaps a photo, and then asks for autographs, what if...

If you keep this photo at home for more than ten years, you'll be able to sell it for a lot of money!

This represents half of the top celebrities of that era!

Brother Hu is clearly the kind of guy who forgets his mistakes after being rewarded.

Forgetting the fear of being dominated by Gu Heng last time, he leaned closer again with a wicked grin, holding his wine glass: "Director Gu, you're in a good mood today, shall we have a drink?"

Gu Heng glanced at him sideways, then slowly picked up a piece of braised pork with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth.

"Old Hu, if you want to wake up on the sofa in the hotel lobby tomorrow morning, then you should drink it."

This statement is extremely damaging and highly insulting.

Brother Hu's hand, holding the wine glass, froze in mid-air. He immediately became obedient and finally put the glass down awkwardly: "Ahem... well, there's still a show tomorrow. Let's have some tea, tea is good for your health."

The whole table burst into laughter.

Everyone was preoccupied with their own ulterior motives during this meal.

Mainly Cai Yinong.

The head of the Tang family ate the entire meal in a state of constant fear.

Her eyes never left Liu Shishi, as if she were guarding against Gu Heng like a thief.

Sun Li, the current leading lady of Tangren Media, has just given birth, and her mind is clearly focused on her family and raising her children. It's only a matter of time before she fades out of the spotlight.

Liu Shishi was Cai Yinong's carefully selected successor. If she were to be snatched away by Gu Heng, that big bad wolf, she would have nowhere to cry.

After all, given the precedent, Tang Yan was still sitting there grinning foolishly.

Gu Heng couldn't help but laugh when he saw Cai Yinong's nervous expression.

If Aunt Cai knew that she had gone through six different top female hosts in 20 years, she probably wouldn't be able to eat right now.

Tangren Media remains constant, but its top female stars come and go...

"Mr. Gu, I heard that 'Lost in Thailand' is scheduled for release during the Spring Festival? Does Vision have any big plans after that?" Cai Yinong asked casually, holding a glass of red wine, but her ears were actually perked up.

In these situations, they're all cunning old foxes.

Gu Heng skillfully passed the buck, and his mutual flattery was second nature to him.

"Hey, what big moves could we possibly make? It's just messing around, trying to earn a meager living. Mr. Cai, you know the film market is tough these days, nothing beats making TV dramas."

A visionary strategic plan?

Is that something I can tell you? If I told you, how would I intercept it?

During the meal, Gu Heng and Cai Yinong were doing Tai Chi.

On the contrary, Tang Yan and Liu Shishi, who are carefree, huddled together and whispered to each other, chatting away enthusiastically.

Now, under Gu Heng's influence, Yang Mi has become more astute and naturally understood the exchange between the two.

She stood obediently in the background, occasionally serving Gu Heng some food, looking every bit the virtuous wife.

In the following days, Gu Heng was not in a hurry to leave.

I wandered around the film set and took the opportunity to cooperate with the media by doing a few set visits and interviews.

After all, the show's popularity needs to be maintained, and Gu Heng's popularity has been quite high recently, so it's natural to take advantage of it.

Gu Heng originally wanted to stay a couple more days to enjoy this gentle haven.

As a result, Yang Mi kicked him out.

The reason given was quite high-sounding: "You're affecting my acting! Just looking at you makes me want to laugh, how can I act as Xuejian?"

Gu Heng was so angry he almost laughed.

Heaven and earth bear witness! Last night on that big bed in the hotel, when you had your arms around my neck, you didn't say that!

Why didn't you mention it affecting your performance back then?

Now you're turning your backs on me after you've pulled up your pants, huh?

"Fine, fine, I'll go, I'll go, okay?" Gu Heng muttered to himself as he packed his luggage, "They really are like a donkey that's been used and then discarded..."

Before leaving, the two put on a dramatic show at the hotel entrance.

Gu Heng leaned out of the car, his face filled with heart-wrenching pain, and shouted at Yang Mi's receding figure, "Mi Mi! How can I live without you! Mi Mi—!"

Yang Mi, true to her dramatic nature, covered her mouth and ran away making "sob sob sob" sounds, her shoulders shaking as she clearly burst out laughing.

The crew members passing by, as well as the lead actors, watched this scene with blank expressions and indifference.

I've already had enough of this dog food these past few days, and these two drama queens are at it again.

"President Gu and his little wife are at it again." Brother Hu said with a look of disgust.

"Alright, alright, get back to work." Li Guoli waved his hand, looking equally displeased.

Amidst disapproving glances, Gu Heng left the film crew with Wang Gang.

Back in Beijing, Gu Heng took Wang Gang straight to the company.

He thought he would be greeted with flowers and applause, or with the admiring gazes of his employees.

When I walked in, wow, there wasn't a single person to greet me.

Vision Entertainment was incredibly busy.

Su Qing sprinted down the corridor in her high heels, carrying a stack of documents and talking on the phone, directing the publicity and distribution of "Lost in Thailand" and the post-production coordination of "Crazy Racer".

Upon seeing Gu Heng, she merely nodded hastily, uttered a curt "The boss is back," and then vanished like a gust of wind.

Vision Investments is even more outrageous.

Chen Kai led a group of financial elites, all of them watching the market with intense enthusiasm.

This was just before the bull market at the end of 2006, with the Shanghai Composite Index closing at 2249 points, a new historical high!

The entire market is going crazy, with funds flowing in like a tidal wave. Chen Kai and his team have been busy adjusting their portfolios and making strategic moves these past few days; who has time to deal with this hands-off manager?

Gu Heng strolled around the company with his hands behind his back and sadly discovered that he had become the only idle person in the entire company.

Oh no.

The cleaning lady, who was slowly mopping the floor in the corner, looked up at him and gave him a knowing smile.

That's fine.

"Fine, since nobody's paying attention to me, I'll just go back to school and get some artistic inspiration."

Gu Heng touched his nose, turned around and left somewhat sullenly.

Rather than being a mascot here, I'd rather go back to the Beijing Film Academy, listen to Aunt Cui's nagging, and see the envious and jealous looks from those unsophisticated classmates.