Zhang Jingdong heard the shout and noticed Bai Shan’s unusual deanor, then turned his head to glance at the other person.
He saw that the person had long hair, looked very delicate and feminine, almost like Huo Zun, exuding a strong artistic air.
Moreover, with just one look, Zhang Jingdong could discern the hostility in the other person’s gaze directed at him.
He imdiately concluded two points.
First, he likes Bai Shan.
Second, he and Bai Shan are probably colleagues at the Opera Troupe.
Thinking of this, Zhang Jingdong instantly displayed a harmless smile, then naturally put his right arm around Bai Shan’s fragrant shoulder.
A trace of anger flashed in the other person’s eyes instantly.
He walked straight up, wanting to question Bai Shan, but was afraid she might get upset, so he tried to speak in a calm tone: "Bai Shan, who... who is he?"
Bai Shan quietly leaned a little closer to Zhang Jingdong and then responded a bit coldly, yet very firmly: "He’s my boyfriend."
Though the person had vaguely guessed this earlier, he was still sowhat unwilling to believe Bai Shan’s answer: "Wh... what? When... when did you get together with him?"
Bai Shan feared Zhang Jingdong might misunderstand her relationship with the person, so her tone was even colder: "Chen Chu, we’re just colleagues, and this, I don’t think I need to explain to you, right?"
"But..." Chen Chu suddenly beca anxious: "Bai Shan, behaving like this will ruin your career!"
"You’re currently at a career peak, how can you be distracted now?"
"Haven’t you always wanted to play the lead? In the second half of the year, our theater will stage a new version of ’Farewell My Concubine’, I’ve already asked my dad... No, the troupe has decided to cast us as the male and female leads!"
"Bai Shan, this is a great opportunity, if the performance is successful, you could beco the pillar of our troupe in the future!"
"You must think this over... and I feel he is simply not suitable for you!"
Chen Chu couldn’t hold back, his last sentence revealed a hint of blatant threat.
Even though Bai Shan said the person is her boyfriend, Chen Chu still felt he had considerable chances.
Because his father is the head of the Xiangnan Peking Opera Troupe, and he knows Bai Shan is a woman with strong career ambition, becoming the female lead in a major troupe production has always been her biggest dream, and only he can help her achieve this dream in the shortest ti.
Other actresses, no matter how talented they are, at the very least have to endure in the troupe for four or five years before getting the chance to play important roles.
To get to play the lead female role in a major production requires enduring for at least seven or eight years, and so actresses have spent their entire lives without getting to play the lead female role.
This ti Chen Chu convinced his father by saying, "If you let Bai Shan play the female lead in ’Farewell My Concubine’, I will definitely win her over and make her your daughter-in-law" to make him use the rare privilege of a troupe leader to decide to cast Bai Shan, who had been in the troupe for only three years, as the female lead.
So Chen Chu believed Bai Shan, in order to get this opportunity to play the female lead, would certainly not dare to offend him, and might even break up with the guy beside her and choose to be with him.
Since the Opera Troupe is a very special group, as ntioned earlier, playing the female lead is a highly challenging feat, so actresses who believe themselves to be quite talented would do anything for the opportunity to play the lead female role as soon as possible, including sleeping with soone for a chance.
Chen Chu himself knew there had been several fairly well-qualified actresses in the troupe who had slept with the troupe leaders or other significant leaders to get ahead.
In his eyes, Bai Shan also belonged to this category, of being well-qualified and highly career-driven, he even found out about Bai Shan’s family situation, knowing she desperately needed a chance to play the lead to increase her salary and benefits.
Therefore, he thought Bai Shan, for such an important opportunity, would be willing to sacrifice so things, like her unreliable love at present.
But for Bai Shan, to be honest, if Chen Chu had told her this yesterday, she would likely have imdiately agreed to perform and would have been very grateful to him.
But now...
Between Zhang Jingdong, the man himself, and the developnt path he planned for her, and Chen Chu’s offer of the performance opportunity, she knew which to choose.
After all, even if she played the female lead in the major production of the troupe, all it would do is increase her salary by only a few hundred.
Whereas Zhang Jingdong had already transferred 2 million to her this morning, which was not at all on the sa level.
Faced with Chen Chu’s blatant threat, Bai Shan resolutely replied, "Sorry, Chen Chu, I don’t want to take this performance."
"Furthermore, he’s not just my boyfriend; he’s my man, so I won’t allow you to speak of him this way."
"I love him, no matter what happens in the future, I will be with him forever!"
Chen Chu was instantly dumbfounded!
It took quite a while before he reacted: "Bai... Bai Shan, do... do you know what you’re saying?"
"This is the best opportunity to change your life, don’t you still need money? Don’t you need to pay off your family’s debts?"
Saying this, Chen Chu suddenly turned to glance at Zhang Jingdong and then said in a deep voice: "He’s just a kid, a student, right? What can he possibly do for you aside from looking sowhat handso? Why are you so stubborn?"
"Bai Shan, you must make all of your life choices with realism, how can you give up your best career for such an illusory love!"
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