Golden Years in the World of Film and Television

Hearing what Tan Zongming said, and thinking of what Han Tao and Fan Shengmei had said before, Andy felt for the first time how attentive Tan was and how much he cared for her beyond ordinary friendship.

He took care of himself in every possible way. He always remembered to drink water to calm himself down when he was nervous, and would specially come to eat with him if he was afraid that he would not eat on time. He was afraid that he would have no friends or family and would need gambling money to cover everything.

Thinking of this, Andy shook his head and said, "I'm fine. I've adjusted myself. Don't worry, Lao Tan. Thank you."

Tan Zongming took out the chopsticks and handed them to her, saying, "What are you thanking me for? Thank me for bringing you back from the United States and working you to death here?"

Andy took the chopsticks, then looked at him seriously and said, "Well, thank you for pulling me back, and thank you for helping me find my brother, and thank you for always being with me.

Don't worry, I'm really fine. I'm just a little worried about my brother. Although Han Lu told me the situation, I still can't feel at ease when I think of him being alone outside.

"Andy, I know what you're thinking and I understand your worries, but don't overthink it. Since Han Lu has seen your brother and can communicate with him, it means his problem is not serious. Besides, the director of the nursing home takes good care of Xiao Ming. You're just too nervous."

Seeing that Tan Zongming was very worried about him, Andy nodded: "I know, you don't have to worry. Tomorrow is Saturday anyway. I have already made an appointment with Han Lu, and I will be able to see my brother soon."

"Well, I've asked Lao Yan to go there in advance. When you get to Daishan tomorrow, be sure to call him."

After that, Tan Zongming looked at her and made sure that Andy was still calm before continuing to instruct: "But I want you to promise me one thing, that is, no matter what happens after we meet, you can't let your mind wander.

Even if the situation isn't optimistic, don't lose heart. No matter how much energy or money it takes, we will do our best to cure your brother. I, Tan Zongming, have a hard time recognizing a friend, and I don't want to hurt yourself because of this matter."

"Okay, I promise I won't let my imagination run wild."

Andy nodded and began to eat the food brought by Lao Tan in big mouthfuls.

Seeing her nod in agreement, Tan Zongming breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and said, "Okay, then you eat, I'll leave first."

Seeing that Lao Tan was about to leave, Andy stood up and wanted to see him off, "Lao Tan, thank you!"

"Don't be polite with me!" Tan Zongming sighed softly, then smiled and said, "By the way, let me remind you one more thing. Don't work too hard. If a business fails, there will be another one. If your health breaks down, then everything will be meaningless."

After saying that, Tan Zongming left without looking back. Although he liked Andy, over the years, this relationship had been sublimated into family affection. If Andy could find someone worthy of trust, he would be happy to see it happen.

In fact, his current idea is very simple. If he can't do something, he will let others do it for him. But before that, or in the future, he will always protect Andy from harm.

Andy looked at his back, lost in thought for a moment. It took her a long time before she sat down and continued to eat the food that Lao Tan had specially brought to her.

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Chapter 289 Jiang Nansun is not good at socializing

In Songjiang Hotel, Jiang Nansun walked around the hotel inside and out, then climbed the stairs to the second floor.

Looking at the magnificent hotel at this moment, I couldn't help but recall the scenes of myself working hard here to change buckles and other tasks.

Just as she was lost in thought, she suddenly saw a familiar figure approaching from a distance, and she couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Han Tao, when did you come? I came here early, why didn't I see you come in?"

Hearing this, Han Tao looked up at Jiang Nansun, who was wearing a white dress, and walked over to reply, "I just arrived not long ago and went directly to the conference room to discuss further plans with Professor Dong.

Actually, I'm still confused. Suosuo said you left early this morning, so why didn't I see you around Professor Dong? After all, you're a participant, so it would be a shame to miss you!"

"I just checked the hotel inside and out. This is my first time participating in a project, and I have to do a lot of the work myself. How could I miss it?" Jiang Nansun replied with a smile.

Han Tao nodded and couldn't help but sigh, "Yes, when I came to help you and Wang Yongzheng resolve the conflict, the surrounding area was still bare walls. In the blink of an eye, it has become so magnificent. Time really flies!"

As the two were talking, Professor Dong and other hotel officials came over from the direction Han Tao had just come from, introducing themselves as they walked:

“This project is very important to the district. We will also plan a green belt in the east district in the future…”

As he spoke, Professor Dong also noticed Jiang Nansun and Han Tao standing not far away, so he paused the topic he was about to talk about and walked towards the two of them while saying to the people around him:

"My students and Mr. Han are over there. You guys go first. I'll go over there."

Seeing Professor Dong approaching her, Jiang Nansun quickly spoke first and greeted him, "Professor Dong!"

"Nansun, you're here!"

Professor Dong responded with a smile. Looking at Jiang Nansun in front of him, he couldn't help but understand why Wang Yongzheng looked down on Zhang A'ren so much. In addition to the fact that Zhang A'ren reported Wang Yongzheng because of the quota for staying in school, it should also be because of Jiang Nansun.

However, Professor Dong also understood that a gentleman loves a beautiful lady. Jiang Nansun is very elegant both in appearance and inside and out. How could Wang Yongzheng, with his unrestrained and freedom-loving personality, not like her?

You know, in order to prevent Jiang Nansun from being affected, Zhang Anren and Wang Yongzheng both went to their offices to explain. At Wang Yongzheng's invitation, Lillian also said a lot of good things about Jiang Nansun.

Thinking of this, Professor Dong felt particularly helpless. Only his daughter foolishly liked Wang Yongzheng. Although he was his favorite student, Professor Dong felt that the two were not suitable for each other based on their personality traits.

Thinking of this, Professor Dong's original dissatisfaction with Jiang Nansun leaking the information disappeared. In addition, his daughter Lillian also told him that Jiang Nansun did not do it on purpose, and it was Zhang Anren who collected the information and reported it with impure motives.

Han Tao saw Professor Dong's expression change for a moment, then recover, and he looked very touched. He smiled and said, "Professor Dong, you talk to Nansun. I'll go over and greet some friends first!"

Seeing Han Tao trying to politely avoid him, Professor Dong waved his hand, looked at him with a smile and said, "The unveiling ceremony is about to begin. Let's go down together."

After that, Professor Dong looked at Jiang Nansun again and asked thoughtfully, "Nansun, do you know Mr. Han?"

"Well, Han Tao's girlfriend Zhu Suosuo is my best friend. Before, when Wang Yongzheng and I were working overtime, he and Suosuo came over."

At this point, Jiang Nansun paused, then suddenly remembered something. She looked at Professor Dong and asked, "I forgot to ask you, why didn't Wang Yongzheng come on such an important day?"

Professor Dong heard Jiang Nansun's answer and knew that his favorite student still had a chance. She also mentioned Wang Yongzheng, so he smiled and replied:

"Wang Yongzheng just went downstairs. Didn't you see him? He rushed back from Shenzhen yesterday and worked all night to check everything to ensure the opening ceremony went smoothly.

However, he has already left, saying that his band will have a performance in the evening. I didn’t expect you didn’t run into him.”

When Jiang Nansun heard Professor Dong say that Wang Yongzheng was back and that he had a performance, she asked curiously, "Wang Yongzheng, does he have a band?"

Professor Dong smiled and said, "Well, Lillian told me it's not a professional band. It's just a group of his good friends who formed this band together. If you're interested, you can go see their performance after the show."

After hearing Professor Dong say this, Jiang Nansun wanted to go and take a look, because he always felt that he owed Wang Yongzheng because of Zhang Anren's matter.

But thinking of the task Zhu Suosuo had given him, he could only shake his head and say, "Next time. I have something else to do tonight, and I have to accompany Han Tao to a social event. Suosuo doesn't have time today, so leave this task to me!"

"Okay, you little girls just have a lot of thoughts. Okay, let's go over there!"

Professor Dong nodded. As someone who had been through this, how could he not see through what it meant? He couldn't help but sigh that young people are like this. Even if he doesn't have time, he will still send his best friend to keep an eye on things.

This made him think of his daughter again. He was also afraid that Wang Yongzheng liked someone else and wanted to stick to him every day.

The three of them chatted as they walked towards the venue of the unveiling ceremony. What followed was greetings, cutting and unveiling until the ceremony ended halfway through.

At this time, many people had already arrived at the venue, all of whom were partners of Jingyan Group, as well as friends of Ye Jinyan and Professor Dong from inside and outside the industry.

In such occasions, everyone is communicating with each other. After all, they are all important figures or delegated senior managers of various companies. If they meet some new friends, they may find opportunities for cooperation.

After some greetings and socializing, Professor Dong walked towards his friends who came to support him. Han Tao was also surrounded by people handing out business cards, especially those who had just learned of his identity. They all expressed that they would definitely have further contact with him if there was a chance.

This is how the business and financial worlds are. They all value circles. If you have a circle, you will be well-informed, and sometimes it really can save you a lot of trouble.

Of course, for simply doing transactions, the circle is not particularly important, but for how big the transaction can be, the circle is very important.

In fact, Jiang Nansun was not used to such social interactions, so she accompanied Han Tao to meet some of the main tasks, and then walked aside alone.

For a moment, it seemed a bit boring. Although Jiang Nansun grew up in a family like the Jiang family, her father Jiang Pengfei failed to keep the family business. In the later period, he was even more focused on stock speculation, so he seldom took her to participate in such activities.

Han Tao also noticed her discomfort, so after entertaining everyone and sending away the girls who had come over later, he walked over to Jiang Nansun and joked:

"Is this how you stand guard for Suosuo? How irresponsible! You didn't even care when I was almost surrounded by makeup."

Jiang Nansun rolled her eyes at Han Tao and said unhappily, "I see you're enjoying it. Luckily you were just there for a social event and you pulled back in time, otherwise I'd definitely file a serious complaint against you!"

"Thank you, Nansun, for your selflessness. Otherwise, I'll send you to Zhang Anren's place. You're not used to this kind of activity anyway, so there's no point in wasting time."

After saying that, Han Tao put the wine glass aside and planned to take her away.

Hearing this, Jiang Nansun was stunned for a moment, looked around and asked, "Everyone is busy socializing, is it appropriate for us to leave now?"

"There's nothing inappropriate. The unveiling ceremony is over. What's left is social time. You can leave at any time. I was planning to leave too. I have other things to deal with later."

"No need. Since you have something else to do, go ahead and do it. I can go by myself."

"No, Suosuo specifically told me not to let you go alone. How about this, you tell me where you want to go, I'll take you there first, and then you can go directly to do other things from there."

"Okay, then I'll call Zhang Anren and ask."

Jiang Nansun nodded, took out her phone and dialed. After the call was connected, she asked where Zhang Anren and Yuan Yuan were having dinner, and then directly told Han Tao the address.

Han Tao then took her to greet Professor Dong and several other important people, and then they got into a brand new Maybach Pullman and left Songjiang Hotel.

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Chapter 290 Yuan Yuan's Transformation

In a restaurant in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, Zhang Anren ended the call and handed a menu to Yuan Yuan, who was sitting opposite him.

"See if there's anything you want to eat, you're welcome!"

"That's not good. Let's wait for Sister Nansun to come and order together!"

Although Yuan Yuan took the menu, she did not order anything. Instead, she shook her head and looked at Zhang Anren.

Zhang Anren smiled and said, "It's okay. She'll be here for a while. You haven't eaten all day. Let's order some food first. We can add more dishes when she arrives."

Yuan Yuan looked at the menu in her hand. The price of any dish here was enough to order two or three dishes in her hometown, so she said a little embarrassedly:

"Let Anren brother order. I haven't had enough of these dishes yet, and I don't know which one is the best."

As she spoke, she handed the menu back to Zhang Anren and smiled shyly.

Seeing this, Zhang Anren could only take the menu, glance at it briefly, and then call the waiter.

Looking at her ex-boyfriend, whose speech and behavior were completely different from when he first entered college, Yuan Yuan sighed, "Brother Anren now has a car, a house in Shanghai, and is a university professor. Many people in my hometown are really envious of you!"

Hearing this, Zhang Anren ordered a few dishes from the waiter next to him, then smiled and encouraged her: "Just listen to me, work hard in Shanghai, and you will have a house and a car."

"Thank you, Brother Anren, for your help. Now that I'm here, I'll stay here no matter what. I can work a few more jobs and I'm not afraid of hardship!"

After saying that, Yuan Yuan nodded vigorously, her face full of determination and longing.

Zhang Anren smiled and said, "You don't have to be polite to me. It's my duty to help you. After all, I owe you first. These are my promises to you. I will do them if I promise!"

"Oh, Brother Anren, don't say that. That's all in the past. It's over!"

Hearing Yuan Yuan's answer, Zhang Anren nodded in relief. Suddenly, he smelled the scent of perfume and looked at Yuan Yuan, asking uncertainly, "Yuan Yuan, did you spray perfume?"

Seeing Zhang Anren noticed this, Yuan Yuan smiled slightly, stretched out her wrist for him to smell, and said, "Hmm, it's Gucci."

"Oh!" Zhang Anren smiled politely. Although he was a little surprised, he didn't say anything.

Yuan Yuan felt uncomfortable seeing his attitude. On the train, she recalled the vows they had made to each other, but now they had all turned into nothing, shattering her last bit of fantasy.

Only she herself knew that she had dressed up very carefully today, from her hairstyle to her outfit, and even asked a classmate to buy her a Gucci perfume. This was her first time buying so-called luxury brand cosmetics, and she didn't want to narrow the gap between herself and the girls in big cities.

Fortunately, she was mentally prepared when she came here, so after getting the answer, she was left with only one heart left: to work hard, gain a foothold in the Magic City, and climb up as quickly as possible.

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Forty minutes later, Han Tao's car slowly slowed down and stopped in a parking lot not far from the restaurant where Zhang Anren and Yuan Yuan were.

Jiang Nansun looked at the rear screen, adjusted her clothes and hair, and carefully checked her makeup. Seeing that there was nothing wrong, she prepared to get off the car with confidence.

It was at this time that Han Tao discovered that Jiang Nansun was not actually that generous and free-spirited in her heart. She was more competitive now because she was also jealous.

For Jiang Nansun, although Zhang Ainren is no longer as perfect as before, she is not calm when she really has to face Yuan Yuan.

Rather than saying that Jiang Nansun is magnanimous, it is better to say that she is using Yuan Yuan to test Zhang Anren, and to judge Zhang Anren's loyalty and whether he is hiding something from her.

When the car door opened, Jiang Nansun saw that Han Tao had no intention of getting out of the car, so she smiled and said:

"Come down and have something to eat with me. I see you've been busy with socializing this afternoon, and now you haven't even had a meal just to send me here."

Han Tao shook his head: "No, you're having dinner with Zhang Anren, what would it look like if I went?"

"You're thinking too much. Even if I have dinner with Zhang Anren, there's nothing inappropriate about it. Besides, Yuan Yuan is here too. It would save me from being embarrassed if you come along. Just consider it my treat. Thank you for your consideration."

After saying that, Jiang Nansun looked at Han Tao seriously, obviously wanting him to go with her.

Helpless, Han Tao could only nod and say, "Okay, then you go first. I'll sit for a while after I finish my call. After all, I still have some unfinished business."

"Okay, then hurry up, I'll ask Suosuo if she's off work."

Jiang Nansun nodded, got out of the car, and called Zhu Suosuo to tell her about the situation.

Han Tao picked up his phone and sent a message to Chen Xiwa, who was on leave, asking him to drive a BMW 7 Series to pick up Guan Juer for the class reunion. This was something he had promised before and he couldn't go back on his word.

Jiang Nansun quickly reached the restaurant door. At this time, Zhang Anren and Yuan Yuan had almost finished their meal and were chatting.

Looking through the glass, the girl opposite Zhang Anren was very ordinary, and her clothes were rather simple, or a little rustic, and there was no comparison with himself at all.

Thinking of this, Jiang Nansun walked towards the two people and said with a smile: "Sorry, I'm late!"

"it does not matter!"

Zhang Anren saw Jiang Nansun coming and happily pulled a chair for her. Then he introduced her, "Let me introduce you to everyone. This is my fellow villager Yuan Yuan. This is Jiang Nansun, my girlfriend."