Huayu: Rising from Tencent

"Does my image suit me?" Shen Ci asked, then added, "You're probably not even an adult yet, right?"

Two abrupt, soul-searching questions caused Zhang Ruonan to involuntarily bury her head lower and lower.

Shen Ci found her appearance quite amusing.

I really didn't expect that coming to a summit in another city would lead me to meet this future "Ultraman Seven".

Zhang Ruonan couldn't understand how Shen Ci could tell her age, and she was eager to end this awkward conversation.

She forced herself to remain calm, and struggled to lift her head to look at Shen Ci.

Shen Ci was watching her with a smile, a smile that seemed to possess a kind of magic...

Zhang Ruonan felt that the person in front of her was so handsome that she couldn't take her eyes off him, but she was also vaguely afraid.

She swallowed unconsciously, and asked in a slightly trembling voice, "How did you know my age?"

As soon as the words left her mouth, Zhang Ruonan realized that Shen Ci had seen her embarrassing actions just now, and she felt even more ashamed.

"Just guessing," Shen Ci replied casually, taking out a box of business cards from his pocket and handing one to Zhang Ruonan.

Zhang Ruonan took the business card, her gaze falling on the position listed, then looked up at Shen Ci, her eyes full of suspicion.

"If you're ever thinking about becoming a star, give me a call!"

Shen Ci noticed the distrust in her eyes, but continued to speak as if nothing had happened.

He was only acting on a passing fancy, and he didn't care whether Zhang Ruonan would actually contact him.

"I won't..."

In Zhang Ruonan's opinion, the handsome man in front of her was likely the kind of conman who would take girls' bodies.

Shen Ci shrugged indifferently and said:

"Whatever you want, I just think you have potential in this area. I have something to do, so I'll be going now."

Zhang Ruonan watched Shen Ci's receding figure, then looked down at the business card in her hand.

After hesitating for a moment, she ultimately did not throw it away, but put it in her pocket.

After this incident, Zhang Ruonan lost all interest in continuing her stroll.

She hailed a taxi and returned to her rented room.

The house wasn't big, only about 20 or 30 square meters, after all, it was just a temporary place for her to live.

Before going home, Zhang Ruonan had ordered takeout, and the food arrived just a few minutes after she got home.

As she ate, her mind was filled with images of Shen Ci.

I was the one who approached them to inquire about part-time jobs, but instead they gave me their business card...

This series of developments was truly beyond her expectations.

Zhang Ruonan couldn't help but take the business card out of her pocket again, looking at the name and position on it.

For some reason, she picked up her phone and typed "head of Tencent Video's self-produced dramas" into the search engine.

Instantly, many related news articles popped up on the screen, but after scrolling for a long time, Shen Ci's figure still did not appear.

"He really is a fraud," Zhang Ruonan couldn't help but mutter to herself.

However, she was still unwilling to give up, so she changed her search terms and started looking for recent film and television-related events in Hangzhou.

This search yielded results; she saw news about the summit that Shen Ci was about to attend.

Zhang Ruonan patiently searched for a long time before finally finding the list of participants in the summit.

She slowly clicked on it and carefully read through each line.

She was stunned when she saw that the name "Shen Ci" on the business card matched the name on the list perfectly.

"How could someone be so young, and what a coincidence?" Zhang Ruonan frowned, feeling incredulous.

She looked at the contact information on the business card and entered the number into WeChat to search for it.

As it turned out, Shen Ci's WeChat account actually appeared.

Looking at that profile picture, Zhang Ruonan hesitated for a long time, torn between her inner thoughts and her own.

On the one hand, the idea of ​​becoming a star is quite attractive to her as she is about to turn eighteen.

On the other hand, there's also the worry that there might be some kind of trap behind this.

In the end, she still chose to add him as a friend.

As soon as Shen Ci got back to the hotel, the first thing he did was rush into the bathroom and take a cold shower.

Afterwards, he had a meal with Sun Huaizhong.

It wasn't until evening that he noticed a friend request on WeChat.

Seeing the familiar profile picture of the person who added him, Shen Ci immediately guessed that it was Zhang Ruonan.

He didn't think much of it and accepted the friend request directly, and casually changed Zhang Ruonan's nickname in his contacts.

When Zhang Ruonan saw the notification that her friend had been successfully added, she felt as if everything that had happened today was like a scene from a TV drama.

That night, she tossed and turned in bed.

No matter how calm she is usually, she can't help but let her imagination run wild when faced with something like this.

The first thing Zhang Ruonan did when she woke up the next day was to pick up her phone and send a message to Shen Ci.

Are you really in the entertainment industry?

"What a coincidence!"

Why do you think I'm suited to be an actor?

After sending three questions in a row, Zhang Ruonan kept glancing at her phone screen, but after waiting for a long time, Shen Ci did not respond.

Shen Ci had just arrived at the summit venue.

At the summit, several key leaders spotted Shen Ci at a glance, shook hands with him, and chatted amiably.

Sun Huaizhong felt it wasn't appropriate for him to stay by Shen Ci's side any longer, so he turned around and greeted the acquaintances around him.

"Mr. Sun, who is that?"

Some people watched as the leaders chatted happily with Shen Ci, and given how young Shen Ci looked, they couldn't help but feel curious.

"Our CEO, Mr. Shen, is in charge of producing original dramas for the company," Sun Huaizhong briefly introduced Shen Ci's identity.

Upon hearing this, Gong Yu couldn't help but ask, "Is that Shen Ci, President Shen?"

"Yes!" Sun Huaizhong nodded, understanding why Gong Yu had asked that question.

At this summit, the heads of several major platforms were present, and Gong Yu was no exception.

As he watched Shen Ci chatting and laughing with those department heads, Gong Yu secretly lamented that there was probably no hope for "The Chronicles of Shu".

After Shen Ci finished talking with the leaders, he looked around for Sun Huaizhong, but couldn't find him.

He then went straight to his seat and sat down.

As soon as Shen Ci sat down, he sensed someone sitting down next to him. He turned his head and saw...

A man was giving him a slightly stiff smile.

"President Shen, I'm Gong Yu from the kiwi fruit company!" Gong Yu quickly introduced himself and extended his hand warmly.

"Hello." Shen Ci shook hands with him out of politeness.

Gong Yu was concerned about "The Chronicles of the Battle of Shu".

Now that he had met Shen Ci, he was determined to get to the bottom of things.

"If I may ask, Mr. Shen, how did Mr. Wu offend you?" Gong Yu asked tentatively.

Shen Ci replied perfunctorily, "I just can't stand him, what other reason could there be?"

"Haha," Gong Yu's smile froze for a moment, but she quickly recovered, "What if..."

"Sir, I'm sorry, you're sitting in the wrong seat."

Before Gong Yu could finish speaking, a venue attendant came over and subtly reminded her.

Shen Ci couldn't help but chuckle inwardly, glancing at Gong Yu with a slightly amused look.

Gong Yu suddenly felt a little embarrassed; after all, he was the CEO of a company!

"Okay, I'll head back now."

Gong Yu responded awkwardly to the waiter, then said to Shen Ci, "President Shen, let's get together sometime."

Shen Ci did not respond, but simply nodded slightly.

Gong Yu then stood up, glared at the waiter fiercely before leaving.

The summit primarily explored the changing landscape of the film and television industry, covering the development of traditional television and online video.

Other popular topics include web series and intellectual property (IP).

Of course, the discussion also touched on how Chinese-made dramas can go global and promote international cultural exchange and peace.

At first, Shen Ci listened quite attentively.

But when the topic of co-production came up, he became somewhat distracted and eventually dozed off.

When the summit ended, it was Sun Huaizhong who came to Shen Ci's side, patted him, and woke him up.

The two did not plan to stay in Hangzhou for another day, so after filming Shen Ci, they went directly to the airport.

It wasn't until he got into the car that Shen Ci had time to take out his phone and see the three questions Zhang Ruonan had sent him.

"It's quite a coincidence."

"Why do I think you're a good fit? Because you're pretty."

Shen Ci's reply was simple, direct, and undisguised.

Upon seeing this reply, Zhang Ruonan felt her heart suddenly race. This handsome guy has good taste!

She has had no shortage of suitors since she started school.

But she had never been in a relationship, always feeling that those people were not suitable.

At that moment, she typed and deleted on the screen, then typed and deleted again, finally replying, "Thank you for your compliment."