Huayu: That year, I withdrew from the Super Boy competition.

Cai Yinong stood in front of him, dressed in dark casual clothes, carrying a bag, and looking down at him.

Su Wei blinked, making sure she wasn't seeing things, then curled her lips into a lazy joke:

"Sister K, what brings you here? Are you traveling incognito?"

Cai Yinong has been called "Sister K" in the industry for many years.

Her English name is Karen, and she worked in Hong Kong in her early years.

He has worked as a current affairs reporter, feature reporter, and film promoter, and has also served as the production coordinator and actor resource director for the Hong Kong Film Awards.

People who have worked their way up in the Hong Kong entertainment industry have a habit of giving themselves an English name, whether it's to sound sophisticated or something else.

Cai Yinong is no exception.

Later, she went north to establish Tangren Media, transitioning from a reporter to a producer and boss.

But in private, everyone still calls her Sister K, and those who are closer to her call her Sister. Su Wei followed suit and called her that too.

This sounds like a joke, but it doesn't cross any lines.

After all, he is an artist of Tangren Media, and there aren't many formalities between the boss and his own actors.

Cai Yinong looked down at Su Wei, who was half-reclining in the chair basking in the sun, and smiled helplessly:

"You seem to be quite relaxed."

As she spoke, she pointed towards the film set.

Su Wei looked in the direction she was pointing and saw Hu Ge standing next to the monitor, gesturing to the director about something.

Liu Shishi was at the other end, reciting his lines from the script. While the other lead actors were busy, he was the only one lounging on a deck chair, basking in the sun.

Okay, the contrast is indeed quite stark.

Su Wei sat up from the recliner, spread her hands, and put on an expression of being wronged:

"Sister K, you're wronging me! I want to work too, but I don't have any scenes to film today."

He emphasized his words as he spoke.

"Also, I'm usually very hardworking and diligent. You can ask the director if you don't believe me."

It's just that I'm off today, and you happened to be there.

You didn't see how often I was suspended by wires until I almost threw up.

He pretended to be aggrieved for a while, but after a few seconds he couldn't hold back and laughed.

"Sister K, you didn't come here specifically to see us, did you?"

He leaned back in his chair, looked up at her, and said, "After all, you're usually so busy."

Seeing Su Wei's expression of having suffered a great injustice, Cai Yinong felt much better.

She pulled up a folding chair next to her, sat down, put her bag on her lap, and said:

"Otherwise, why would I have so much free time? I'm here today to talk to you about something."

After saying that, she turned her head and looked around the film set, as if looking for someone: "Where's Xiao Wu?"

Xiao Wu was the personal assistant that Tangren had previously arranged for Su Wei.

A recent college graduate, hardworking but not very noticeable.

"Xiao Wu," Su Wei leaned back in her chair, "I don't have much to do today, so I gave her the day off. What's up, do you need to see her?"

Cai Yinong waved her hand: "It's nothing, I was just asking."

She put that topic aside and changed the subject:

Let's not talk about her for now.

Several directors have told me about your performance on set.

Very good. Keep it up!

She paused, then added, "At this rate of development, you'll soon be able to shoulder the responsibility on your own."

"I'll reserve a major role for you in the company's next production."

Su Wei found the first half of the story quite enjoyable.

After all, he had been on set for over a month and had a general idea of ​​what the directors thought of him, but hearing it from the boss himself gave a different feeling.

However, upon hearing the last sentence, the emotion he felt instantly vanished.

Again.

Su Wei is now completely fed up with Cai Yinong's empty promises and lack of concrete rewards.

He had heard similar things more than once during his time at the company.

"I'll save the next role for you."

"The company is negotiating on your behalf."

"There will definitely be a role that suits you better in the future."

It always sounds like a steaming hot pancake, but you can never actually eat it.

He raised an eyebrow and said:

"Sister K, can you give me some real reward?"

They draw us big, round pie-in-the-sky promises every day, but what if we can't eat them?

Cai Yinong's smile froze for half a second before she raised her hand.

"Get lost, you brat."

She was cursing, but there wasn't any real anger in her tone; it was more like she was embarrassed and angry after being exposed.

Su Wei shrank back in her chair, unable to stop smiling.

"When did I ever make empty promises to you?"

Cai Yinong pointed with her finger and raised her voice.

"You brat, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll beat you up."

After saying that, she raised her hand, as if to hit him.

Su Wei quickly leaned to the side, raised her hands in a gesture of surrender, and added a sentence as if to say:

"Okay, okay, no empty promises, K-sister's words are all true."

Cai Yinong watched him make a fool of himself, his hand raised in mid-air but ultimately not falling down, shaking her head as she brought it back.

She muttered something under her breath, which Su Wei couldn't hear clearly, but judging from the curve of her lips, it probably wasn't an insult.

Su Wei leaned back in her chair and looked up at Cai Yinong, her expression screaming "evil capitalist."

Almost all bosses are the same; they all come here to complain when it comes to money.

They paint a big, round picture of the future, but when it comes to the actual reality, they fall flat.

But what can you do? She's the boss, and what she says has the final say in the company. There's no point in arguing with her.

"Fine, you're the boss, you're the boss, what you say goes."

Su Wei leaned back in her chair and said this as a final sentence.

Seeing that Su Wei had given in, Cai Yinong was in a great mood, and her smile deepened even more than before.

She crossed her legs and said in a serious tone, "I've found you a job shooting for a magazine."

Hurry up and pack your things. We're going to Beijing together this afternoon. You've got nothing else to do these next couple of days anyway.

Su Wei had nothing to hesitate about.

Magazine shoots offer newlyweds a real opportunity for exposure, far more substantial than vague notions of "next time."

He agreed, got up from the recliner, said to Cai Yinong, "Then I'll go pack up," and turned to leave the set.

Cai Yinong did not leave with him.

She remained seated on set, waiting for a while.

After Hu Ge and his team finished filming a scene, the director called for a break. Several lead actors came out of the set and scattered around the monitors, drinking water and chatting.

She stood up, picked up her bag, and walked over.

She walked up to the group and nodded to Hu Ge and Liu Shishi first.

Then, without stopping, he walked directly to Yang Mi.

Before Yang Mi could react, Cai Yinong had already reached out and grabbed Yang Mi's hands.

Her tone was as warm and friendly as if she were meeting a close relative:

"Mi Mi, how are you feeling on set? Are you settling in well?"