Huayu: Rising from Tencent

Zeng Jia got Shen Ci's phone number, handed it to Reba, and urged her to call Shen Ci to express her gratitude.

Actually, he should have gotten it done a few days ago, but Dilraba was busy with various matters and it was delayed until now.

She deliberately chose to call Shen Ci's number right after get off work.

Shen Ci looked at the unfamiliar number displayed on his phone screen, thought for a moment, and then pressed the answer button.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Shen from Tencent?"

A sweet and soft voice entered Shen Ci's ears through the receiver, and he vaguely felt that the voice was somewhat familiar.

"I am, and you are?"

"I'm Reba, Mr. Shen. I'm truly grateful to you for speaking up for me in the 'Carat' project."

Shen Ci was genuinely surprised.

That's way too proactive!

He couldn't help but think of Naza, and secretly sighed, "They truly are the two beauties of XJ!"

"President Shen?" Reba didn't hear Shen Ci's response and was a little confused, so she took the initiative to call out.

Shen Ci snapped out of his daze and asked, "Who told you to call me?"

"Uh..." Reba didn't expect Shen Ci to ask this question right away. She was slightly taken aback, then quickly explained:

"The company asked me to make the call, and of course I've always wanted to find an opportunity to thank you."

Now, Shen Ci roughly believed what Reba had said.

When he first heard her introduce herself, he thought there was something else going on, but now that he thinks about it...

Given Jaywalk Studio's consistent style of doing things, it's not unusual for them to have Dilraba do this kind of thing.

Shen Ci joked, "Yang Mi didn't even come to thank me in person."

Reba rolled her eyes, feeling a bit annoyed.

Yang Mi is indeed a famous boss, but she has already made this call as required by the company.

Shen Ci actually said that, which made her start to have doubts...

Did Shen Ci speak well of himself back then because he was a fan of Yang Mi?

"Mr. Shen, are you a fan of Yang Mi? Can I tell her?"

"..."

"Your boss is no match for me. You're just calling to thank me?"

Shen Ci's tone carried a hint of disapproval.

Reba became increasingly puzzled. Shen Ci, at his age, should have grown up watching Yang Mi's TV dramas.

Seeing his tone, Reba was extremely curious, but this was clearly not the time to investigate.

"It's just to thank you, and I was thinking of treating you to a meal as a small token of my appreciation."

Shen Ci smiled, and the image of Nazha reappeared in his mind. He asked curiously, "Do you know Nazha?"

"I know her, but I've never met her," Dilraba said truthfully.

In the entertainment industry, there are not many celebrities with exotic looks, and Dilraba is actually quite envious of Nazar.

They come from the same place, yet their development is so outstanding.

She wasn't surprised by Shen Ci's question; she had been asked it at least ten times before.

Shen Ci asked this question for no particular reason, but purely out of curiosity.

He wondered to himself how Naza would react if he knew that Reba had taken the initiative to ask him out.

When Reba invited him to dinner, Shen Ci didn't refuse.

He was really curious to see what this future top star looked like now.

"If you want to eat, that's fine, but let's do it in a few days. I'm going abroad soon, so I really don't have much time."

"Okay, Mr. Shen, is this phone number for WeChat? I'll add you as a friend so we can contact each other more easily."

"Yes, that's right."

"Okay, I'll add you first. Sorry to bother you, but thank you so much for the 'Diamond Lover' thing!!"

Reba sincerely expressed her gratitude again. After hanging up the phone, she copied Shen Ci's phone number and added him as a WeChat friend.

The friend request was accepted in less than a minute.

After changing Shen Ci's nickname, Reba sent a smiley face emoji.

She bit her lip, her eyes full of curiosity, and opened Shen Ci's Moments.

However, there was very little content in the WeChat Moments.

There are only a few photos of the sky, and the captions are nothing more than complaints about the changing weather.

"You're so listless. Do you look young but are actually much older?"

Reba looked at Shen Ci's WeChat Moments and made a comment.

But she immediately shook her head, thinking that even with a baby face, one shouldn't be completely unable to guess one's age.

After thinking it over, she figured Shen Ci was probably just a mature person.

Shen Ci remembered that this girl seemed to have been rumored to be obsessed with love for a while, and there were even rumors that she was going to have a child.

He really wanted to see for himself which of the two young beauties, Dilraba and Nezha, was more beautiful.

After making the call, Shen Ci went to take a shower.

After taking a shower and returning to bed, before I could even rest, I received another call from Naza.

As soon as the call connected, Naza launched into a sweet, affectionate conversation that lasted for almost an hour...

Finally, the call ended with a series of kisses from Naza, and Shen Ci prepared to go to sleep.

Currently, one of Shen Ci's only two film and television projects, "Fang Da Chu," has been officially confirmed to be directed by Li Xiaojiang.

Shen Ci wanted to meet the director, as a good director is crucial to the success of a project.

Li Eryun arranged to meet with Li Xiaojiang, specifically choosing this time before Shen Ci went abroad.

Li Xiaojiang attached great importance to this meeting. The day after receiving the news, he arrived at Tencent Video early in the morning.

After meeting with him, Li Eryun gave him detailed instructions on many things to keep in mind when speaking with Shen Ci.

This explanation made Li Xiaojiang a little uneasy, feeling that this General Manager Shen seemed rather difficult to get along with.

Li Eryun brought Li Xiaojiang to Shen Ci's office.

When Li Xiaojiang saw Shen Ci in person, he was truly shocked. He was too young, ridiculously young!

"President Shen, this is Director Li Xiaojiang," Li Eryun respectfully introduced to Shen Ci.

Li Xiaojiang quickly withdrew his gaze from Shen Ci, bowed slightly, and said sincerely:

"Mr. Shen, I am deeply honored to be the director of 'Chef Fang'. I will certainly live up to your expectations and do my best to make this drama a success."

Shen Ci waved his hand and said, "Let's skip the formalities. Li Eryun recommended you, so don't let her down."

"No, it won't happen," Li Xiaojiang quickly assured him.

Shen Ci didn't have much to say, mainly because he wanted to meet the director, so that they wouldn't be waiting until filming was over before they had even met.

He chatted with Li Xiaojiang for less than ten minutes before letting Li Xiaojiang go back, while Li Eryun stayed in the office.

"How's the acting coach thing going?" Shen Ci asked Li Eryun.

"I've already arranged for someone to contact them," Li Eryun hurriedly reported. "They've all been contacting senior professors from the three major universities."

Shen Ci nodded and said seriously:

"We must carefully select the teachers. It would be a real problem if we found one and then the teacher left halfway through the lesson."

"I will definitely pay close attention to this. After you return from South Korea, there will certainly be definite news about the teacher."

Li Eryun patted his chest and assured her that he was taking the matter more seriously.

Thinking of the lucky Zhang Ruonan, she couldn't help but sigh, "That girl is really lucky."

Shen Ci didn't say anything more and told her to go ahead and get busy.

He's flying to South Korea tomorrow, and he's very curious about the girl group that MBC will be hosting.

Please don't send some third- or fourth-rate girl group to deal with it, or he'll be speechless.

It would be better to bring that zha over instead!

When it comes to South Korean girl groups, Shen Ci is mostly familiar with some of the more popular members in the future.

Like Bae Joo-hyun, Minatozaki Sana, Jang Won-young, and so on.

Of course, he also knows about famous girl groups nowadays, such as Girls' Generation, Kara, and T-ara.