Gu Yuan could only think this way for the ti being.
...
Gu Mansion.
Chi Yu was playing around with his daughter.
In a short ti, he had a wife, a child, and a warm ho. Chi Yu felt like he had reached the pinnacle of life. He was imnsely grateful for having done good deeds in his past life, which made him so fortunate in this one.
His fingers were once again covered in nail polish, the washable kind just like before.
The phone rang.
Zhou Huai, who hadn’t seen Chi Yu for days, called him and imdiately asked, "Buddy, where have you been? Why haven’t I seen you at the office every day?"
Chi Yu spoke in a laid-back and carefree tone, "I’ve already reached the peak of my life. Considering I lent you money, quickly congratulate ."
Zhou Huai was montarily baffled on the other end.
Then he snapped back, "Buddy, you’re really lucky, huh? Entering the industry and imdiately being sponsored by a rich woman, you’ve skipped the tough road of climbing your way up. I envy you so much."
Who doesn’t love hearing praise?
Chi Yu loved hearing it right now, "Keep talking if you’re good at it."
Zhou Huai caught on quickly and smoothly added a few more complintary words.
"Buddy, are you going to continue acting?" Zhou Huai asked.
Without thinking, Chi Yu replied, "I have to spend every day with my daughter and wife, no ti for acting."
Zhou Huai didn’t initially process this.
When he did, he chuckled, "Buddy, you’ve adapted quickly with that instinct, becoming a stepfather at a young age and already calling her your wife. Looks like I need to learn more from you."
Chi Yu: "The joy of having a wife, a kid, and a warm bed is sothing a single guy like you wouldn’t understand."
Zhou Huai: "..."
Oh well, since he still owes this guy money now.
"I’m calling to ask about your situation since I haven’t seen you recently. If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up..."
"Did you get a new role?" Chi Yu interrupted Zhou Huai, asking.
Zhou Huai snorted, "No rich woman has seen through my front and let into her heart, still hanging in there."
Chi Yu only knew that Zhou Huai was living tough, but he wasn’t aware of how tough, nor did he plan to find out.
He said, "Sister Fan helped get a role, probably in that very popular drama called sothing like Heavenly Emperor. It’s a small role, and I still have the contract. Want to send it to you?"
Zhou Huai almost knelt down, "Buddy... no, bro!"
"Alright, check your WeChat."
Chi Yu hung up and sent the electronic contract to Zhou Huai, along with a ssage:
Chi Yu: [Take the contract to see Sister Fan. She can make the decision on this matter.]
Zhou Huai: [Thanks, bro.]
Zhou Huai: [thank/GIF]
Zhou Huai: [worship big brother GIF]
Zhou Huai: [Big brother doesn’t like to talk, but he loves GIF]
Chi Yu: [Get lost.]
Zhou Huai was soone who desperately wanted to seize opportunities. If there was any chance in front of him, he wouldn’t let it slip by. This was an opportunity from Chi Yu, and he would try his best to seize it.
If he couldn’t secure a role, he wouldn’t know when he would ever land one.
First, go find Sister Fan...
Upstairs.
Zhou Huai searched but couldn’t find Sister Fan. Later, he found out that Sister Fan had gone to a eting with several agents, all of whom were well-known in the industry.
One was Weng Lan, who had gained trendous fa in the past two years.
Another was Liu Ru, a newly qualified agent who had promoted Sheng Yi, the award-winning actress.
Sister Fan wasn’t quite there yet and needed to learn more from her seniors.
Zhou Huai sat outside, waiting for Sister Fan to co out.
He was holding his phone, repeatedly reading the contract Chi Yu sent over. After reading the contract, he also searched for the novel that was being prepared for shooting. Upon opening the newly downloaded novel site, he saw that "Heavenly Emperor as a Partner" was currently in preparation for filming. The promotion was quite vigorous, with banners on the hopage of the novel site. The popularity was so high that it topped the bestseller list.
"Hey, do a favor."
A female voice ca from above.
Zhou Huai didn’t look up; just by the voice, he knew who it was.
He slowly raised his head to look at her. She was wearing a loose long-sleeve tee with slim pencil pants underneath, highlighting her slender legs. On her feet, she wore slippers.
Still as bright as peaches and plums, lively and spirited.
Every ti he glimpsed her, his heartbeat would uncontrollably accelerate.
Zhou Huai recalled that it had been a while since he last saw her. Since then, though he ca to the company every day, he hadn’t seen her again.
Of course, she’s now a household na, the winner of the Golden Magnolia Best Actress Award. Wherever she went, she received star treatnt. She didn’t need to visit the company herself anymore; every script offer would be directly delivered to her for selection.
Zhou Huai just looked up at Sheng Yi.
As he looked, he beca lost in thought without realizing it.
Sheng Yi tilted her head and waved a hand in front of Zhou Huai, "Hey?"
Zhou Huai snapped back to reality, realizing sothing and quickly apologized, "Sorry, sorry."
"You didn’t do anything, why apologize?" Sheng Yi didn’t seem to recognize the young man apologizing to her.
Perhaps it’s because she ets too many faces every day, has to morize lines, shoot films, do comrcials, and endorsents—there’s just too much going on, and most faces are forgotten after a single eting.
Unless soone ntions certain details, she might recall them.
She asked, "You’re an artist with Juhua, right?"
Zhou Huai stood up, pocketing his phone, nodded and said, "Yes, I’m an artist with Juhua." She had already forgotten him.
But Zhou Huai didn’t expect her to rember him anyway.
Though, he had always carefully treasured that pair of sunglasses.
"Here," Sheng Yi handed a piece of paper to Zhou Huai.
Zhou Huai was stunned, too afraid to reach out and take it.
His heart was racing wildly as he wondered: What is this? What is this?? Is this a small note???
Sheng Yi: "This is the room number on the seventeenth floor, there’s soone there. You go knock and say you’re getting shoes for . After filming the comrcial just now, I ca down wearing slippers and left my white shoes there."
So, she needed him to fetch sothing for her.
Zhou Huai scratched behind his ear, then hurriedly took the paper, "Alright, please wait for for a mont."
He turned and ran off.
Sheng Yi called out, "I need you to ntion my na. Do you know my na?"
Zhou Huai stopped in his tracks, turned back around, already a dozen ters away, and shouted, "I know, you’re Sheng Yi."
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