Huayu: Rising from Tencent

"Is this President Shen?"

"President Cai?"

"It's me, President Shen." Cai Yinong quickly expressed her gratitude, "Thank you so much for the 'In the Wind' project."

"How much time has passed? Why is Mr. Cai only calling now?"

At first there was no movement, but now this has happened. Shen Cizhen felt that Cai Yinong was acting a bit strangely.

Hearing Shen Ci's slightly dissatisfied tone, Cai Yinong quickly came up with an excuse.

"Mr. Shen, you have no idea, I was in the editing room every day for a while, I was so busy I was dizzy."

"If Nazar hadn't messaged me, I would have almost forgotten about it."

"As soon as she told me, I contacted you immediately."

"Did Nazha contact you?" Shen Ci was taken aback, his mind racing as he asked, "Did she show you 'The Romance of Tiger and Rose'?"

"Yes, it was sent to me yesterday," Cai Yinong replied.

After saying that, she said in a surprised tone, "This project has really exceeded my expectations; it's done so well."

Shen Ci thought to himself that he must have secretly complained about Cai Yinong for lying to him before.

However, he didn't believe that Cai Yinong's purpose was merely to express her gratitude and talk about "The Romance of Tiger and Rose"; she must have had other motives.

"Did Mr. Cai call just to discuss this matter?"

Cai Yinong inwardly praised Shen Ci for his quick thinking!

"Mr. Shen has been very active on projects lately. My company has several new talents; if you'd like to..."

Before she could finish speaking, Shen Ci interrupted her:

"Mr. Cai, you have a large and powerful family business, would you really be interested in these projects of mine?"

Cai Yinong wasn't annoyed at all, and still smiled broadly, saying, "Look at what you're saying, how could I possibly compare to President Shen!"

"Oh."

Shen Ci sneered, too lazy to waste any more words on this topic, and then, thinking of Liu Shishi, changed the subject.

"Is Sister Xia getting married?"

He had a deep impression of this matter; he remembered that according to the normal timeline, it should have happened in just over a month.

Cai Yinong was stunned for a moment, and was secretly surprised. Why did Shen Ci suddenly bring up Liu Shishi?

"Is Mr. Shen a fan of our Shishi?"

"No, I have a deep memory of Grandpa Wu."

Cai Yinong understood what Shen Ci meant and recalled the time when Shen Ci met Grandpa Wu at the sugar figurine shop.

"It was supposed to be held, but it's been postponed. It seems that Shishi and Grandpa have had some disagreements."

Cai Yinong felt there was nothing wrong with saying it, so she took Shen Ci's curiosity as the reason and told him the truth.

To be honest, she was quite happy.

She secretly thought that if the two of them completely broke up, Liu Shishi wouldn't leave Tangren because of Grandpa Wu.

Shen Ci remained silent for a while before saying, "I see. I'll hang up now."

"Okay, Mr. Shen. If you have time, I'll treat you to dinner, and please bring that too," Cai Yinong said.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Ci thought for a moment, found Liu Shishi's contact information, and dialed it without hesitation.

Liu Shishi is currently at her parents' home in Beijing.

When she saw Shen Ci's call, she told her parents that she had a call, went back to her room, locked the door, and then answered the phone.

"Did you have a fight with the old man?"

Liu Shishi had just answered the phone when she heard this sentence. Before she could reply, she heard another annoying remark.

"It's not because of me, is it?"

"You're overthinking it..."

Liu Shishi replied irritably, her emotions, which she had finally managed to calm down, were about to be ruined again by Shen Ci.

How did you know about this?

She was also curious, since very few people knew about this, and Shen Ci had even less reason to know!

"Just a guess," Shen Ci replied dismissively, then changed the subject, asking, "When will 'In the Wind' be broadcast on satellite TV?"

Liu Shishi answered truthfully, "Number 30."

Upon hearing the date, Shen Ci thought, "That's pretty fast; it's less than a week away..."

"Let's meet that day. You should thank me properly for this," Shen Ci said calmly.

Liu Shishi rolled her eyes; she had already thanked him!

But for some reason, the words were on the tip of her tongue, and she inexplicably replied, "I... understand."

Initially, in Liu Shishi's eyes, the old man was perfect!

He is older, has the charm of a mature man, is gentle and considerate, and can think of everything for her in a meticulous way.

As time went on, some of the old man's bad habits gradually surfaced.

In Liu Shishi's view, habits like smoking and drinking were minor matters.

But the old man was addicted to playing cards and even gambling.

At first, she felt that all of this was acceptable, after all, no one is perfect.

But at some point, these behaviors that she used to barely tolerate began to make her feel disgusted.

Recently, whenever I met the old man, he wanted to hug her...

Liu Shishi felt an overwhelming sense of nausea.

She instinctively resisted, and naturally, she no longer wanted the old man to hold her.

At such moments, the image of a man would involuntarily surface in the depths of Liu Shishi's mind.

At first, she didn't pay much attention to this feeling, but as time went on, the thought appeared more and more frequently.

The old man also noticed Liu Shishi's unusual behavior and finally couldn't help but ask her if she had someone else in her heart.

Liu Shishi naturally denied it, thinking that the old man was just imagining things.

At this point, an argument became inevitable.

When both sets of parents learned of this, they came to offer their condolences, especially Mr. Wu's family.

Liu Shishi decided to return to Beijing from Shanghai, as she really didn't want to listen to her uncle's family's endless nagging anymore.

Liu Shishi had mixed feelings about Shen Ci's suggestion to meet, feeling both anticipation and instinctive resistance.

The days passed quietly amidst this entanglement.

Two days before the end of the month, Yan Min made careful arrangements to invite the guests of "Go Fighting!" to have dinner together.

The filming schedule for "Go Fighting!" is set for December 1st.

Yan Min originally planned to allow more time for preparation, with filming expected to begin around the 10th.

However, Shen Ci believed that shooting at the beginning of the month would be auspicious, so the shooting time was ultimately set for the beginning of the month.

At the dinner, Huang Bo, Chef Huang, and Luo Xiaozhu chatted and laughed, creating a lively atmosphere.

Zhang Bailian debuted relatively late, and when facing her seniors, she mostly answered their questions.

There's also Wang Xun, who isn't very famous yet. Apart from Huang Bo taking the initiative to talk to him, no one else interacts with him much.

"Director Yan, your General Manager Shen isn't here this time?"

Halfway through the dinner, after everyone had drunk some wine, Huang Bo asked a question.

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze to Yan Min.

Yan Min put down her chopsticks and explained:

"President Shen has been extremely busy lately, with many decisions waiting for his approval, so he simply can't spare the time."

"However, he asked me to toast all the teachers on his behalf to thank them for their strong support of the project."

After speaking, Yan Min took the initiative to raise her wine glass and smiled as she gestured to the guests present.

Huang Bo raised his glass and clinked it against Yan Min's.

When Wang Zhongjun first took on this project, his phone kept ringing, and he was under a lot of pressure.

This made Huang Bo quite unhappy, but he was truly helpless.

Unlike Huang Bo, Chef Huang is not as emotionally expressive.

He is always polite to those in higher positions, but when facing those in lower positions, he sometimes can't help but put on airs.

After a few rounds of drinks, he really opened up.

Suddenly, without warning, he stood up, drawing the attention of Huang Bo and the others, as well as Yan Min.

"I'd like to say a few words about the filming of our program. I have some thoughts on that."

Chef Huang cleared his throat and began to speak eloquently.

"Although our program is positioned as a reality show, it absolutely cannot be filmed as just a simple show."

"It must have depth and substance; it must convey something to the audience."

"I suggest, Director Yan, we change the first episode. We could try to create a sense of ceremony..."

Yan Min's smile gradually became somewhat stiff. Unable to refute, she could only force a smile and nod occasionally.

Chef Huang talked for almost ten minutes without showing any sign of stopping.

Taking advantage of Chef Huang's moment of respite, Yan Min stood up, picked up her wine glass, and raised it to Chef Huang with a beaming smile.

"Teacher Huang, what you said is absolutely right! Many of your ideas coincide with mine. Come, let me toast you."

Chef Huang was interrupted. Having drunk some wine, he didn't want to continue his long-winded speech, so he sat down.

Yan Min secretly rejoiced that Shen Ci hadn't attended the dinner; otherwise, given her boss's temper...

Without a doubt, Chef Huang will be roasted to death.