Huayu: Live a carefree life

Lu, the scumbag, has his bottom line. He believes that one should not, at the very least, act like Cao Cao, after all, do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.

They didn't even bother with a polite reply, simply ignoring it.

But he was interested in Dudu and Nannan, especially Nannan; he really enjoyed chatting with the girl.

Actually, Lu Jie's first impression of Zhang Ruonan wasn't good, although he thought she had a friendly appearance and was suitable for the role of Luan Bingyun.

However, her overly eagerness at the dinner table and her desire to "improve" significantly lowered her impression score with Boss Lu.

Fortunately, we later figured out the reason for her urgency: she didn't care about the light at all.

After "Cry Me a Sad River" became a minor hit, film and television resources were still prioritized for Ren Min, who was the main focus, and she was given only minor roles.

That's bad enough, but the real problem is that they didn't put any effort into securing even the smallest roles for her, resulting in her not getting a single film offer for over a year...

Therefore, at that dinner party, when the female lead's unexpected gift suddenly fell from the sky, she became so excited that she lost her composure.

Zhang Ruonan's own explanation was almost identical to the results of the preliminary investigation before the formal signing, which salvaged her image and put her back on Boss Lu's list of interests.

This year's Scream Night was held at the Olympic Gymnasium of Beijing University of Technology.

Lu Jie doesn't walk the red carpet and doesn't normally need to go to the red carpet waiting area, but Dudu and Zhang Ruonan are there.

However, it was Yu Yatou, this gay guy, who was the first to notice him and strike up a conversation...

Lu Jie only recently learned about this man's sexual orientation; before that, he only thought the man spoke a bit effeminately.

It was after he invited Yang Rong to be Wang Churan's mentor that Xiao Wu told him this gossip, and then he felt uncomfortable all over whenever he saw Yu Yatou.

Yu greeted him in his distinctively effeminate voice, "President Lu, President Gong actually invited you here too~"

You can't hit someone who's smiling. Yu Yatou hadn't offended Lu Jie. On the contrary, their limited interactions had been quite pleasant, so she shouldn't treat him differently just because of his orientation.

Having mentally prepared himself, Lu Jie's handshake with him was swift and light. "President Yu, you've mobilized your entire force! Congratulations, Drama King of the Year!"

"Hehe, Mr. Lu's information network is indeed very good." Yu Yatou did not deny it.

He had a very successful night, with "Story of Yanxi Palace" winning the title of Best Drama of the Year on iQiyi, and his actors also achieving great success.

Yu Yatou then introduced her company's artists, "Kai Kai and Lu Lu, President Lu knows them both~"

After the two acquaintances greeted each other politely, Yu Yatou continued to introduce the people she was meeting for the first time.

"This is Hui Kaidong, the director of 'Story of Yanxi Palace,' and Wu Jinyan, the lead actress. This is…"

The people from Huanyu who were introduced greeted him politely. Even those who didn't know Lu Jie wouldn't do anything foolish given how serious their boss was.

The commotion naturally attracted the attention of many people around, and Chen Duling and Zhang Ruonan also noticed Lu Jie's arrival.

However, Zhang Ruonan and the artist manager from Enlight Media brought Lu Jie to greet him, leaving Chen Duling, the self-employed artist, to stand awkwardly in place, eagerly waiting.

"Hello, Mr. Lu, it's nice to see you again~ Nan Nan, come over and say hello~" The artist manager of Enlight Media first pushed Zhang Ruonan forward.

She was also at the last dinner party. Although Lao Wang of Guangxian doesn't follow that kind of rule, his subordinates aren't so rigid.

Zhang Ruonan greeted him shyly, her neck shrank back slightly, "President Lu, it's nice to see you again~"

She then stuck out her tongue slightly, since she usually calls him "brother" in private.

Taking advantage of Zhang Ruonan's greeting, he introduced other artists, "President Lu, this is Hu Xianxi and Ren Min. I hope we can work together sometime."

Lu Jie smiled and nodded at the group, then deliberately patted Zhang Ruonan's head, "You usually call me 'brother,' why are you being so formal today?"

"Oh, hehe, it's just that there are so many people, I feel embarrassed~" Zhang Ruonan stuck out her tongue again and gave a warm smile.

Seeing that Lu Jie didn't respond and only treated Zhang Ruonan differently, the artist manager tactfully led the two she wanted to recommend away.

"I'll introduce you to a female celebrity who loves playing League of Legends just like you later."

"Okay, who is it? Are they here?"

"They said they're here, let me see where they're hiding..."

While chatting with Nan Nan, Lu Jie was searching for Chen Duling when he suddenly noticed that she seemed to be being harassed.

So he absentmindedly said, "My friend seems to be in some trouble, I'll go check on him."

He then quickly walked towards Chen Duling with his bodyguards.

On the other side, Chen Duling saw that Lu Jie was surrounded by people, so she decided to go find him later. After all, they had just met last night, and being too eager would make her seem worthless.

As a result, just as she was thinking about what to talk about with Lu Jie when she met him, the person she least wanted to see appeared.

"Tsk tsk, isn't this our elegant and beautiful Miss Chen Duling? Coming to our kiwi fruit event?"

The speaker was a slick-back man with greasy hair, who looked like he had kidney deficiency. He was about thirty years old and was wearing a strong perfume.

This man, named Yang Wei, is an incompetent second-generation rich kid who works as a producer at Kiwi Films because his family is a shareholder of Baidu.

His favorite thing to do is to bully others and seduce minor artists. The first time he saw Chen Duling, he had the idea of ​​taking her for himself.

At first, he was quite gentlemanly, but after failing to win over Chen Duling no matter how much he tried to please her, he began to reveal his greasy nature.

Chen Duling forced a smile and stepped back, forcing herself to greet him despite feeling nauseous, "Hello, Producer Yang."

"Hey~ I don't remember having you on the invitation list?" However, Yang Wei wasn't going to let her off the hook.

Right now, all he wanted was to thoroughly toy with this ungrateful nobody in front of him, then trample her underfoot like trash, especially on her fair and delicate face...

Chen Duling was unaware of his twisted and dark thoughts, but she could tell he was up to no good, so she made an excuse to go to the restroom to leave.

Yang Wei's lackey grinned wickedly, "Hehe, it's true, we didn't invite her. Her agent called and begged her to come."

"Oh~ I knew it! I don't remember inviting this nobody. Turns out she came all this way to support me. Thank you so much, hahaha~"

The voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for people within a five or six-meter radius to hear.

Chen Duling immediately felt as if countless eyes were watching her. Regardless of whether it was real or not, she felt like she was becoming a monkey being watched.

Seeing that the toy was trying to run away, Yang Wei gestured to his henchmen to block her paths, then leaned closer, revealing his yellow teeth from excessive smoking and drinking, "Where do you want to go? Want me to take you?"

"I...I..."

Just as Chen Duling was at a loss, a voice as beautiful as heavenly music rang in her ear.

"Ahem, could you please stay away from my friend? Your perfume is too strong."

"You son of a bitch...uh...cough..." Yang Wei didn't expect that someone in the waiting area would dare to disturb his attempt to pick up girls. Before he could finish his habitual catchphrase, someone grabbed his neck.

Lu Jie locked his neck with one hand, and amidst the astonished gazes around them, calmly and composedly pinned him against the wall before letting go. "Sir, please speak politely. Don't use 'mama' in your speech. Let's all be civilized."

The two bodyguards intimidated the few lackeys with their mere presence. After all, they were just sycophants in the workplace, and they wouldn't dare to confront professional bodyguards even if they were given the guts.

"Sister Dudu, are you alright?"

After her initial surprise came immediate terror. "I'm alright, thank you, A-Jie, he..."

"You step..." Yang Wei had just opened his mouth when he saw Lu Jie's glare, and he swallowed his words without any backbone.

But still trying to sound tough, he retorted fiercely, "Who are you? Which company do you work for? Do you even know who I am?"

He was still clutching his neck and rubbing it. He had just felt like he was going to be strangled. At the same time, he was utterly disappointed in those few trembling lackeys. They were all useless!

"Oh, right. Sister Dudu, who is this gentleman who looks like he has kidney deficiency?"

Chen Duling almost burst out laughing. Lu Jie's mouth was too mean. She barely managed to suppress her laughter when she heard a series of hurried footsteps beside her.