It looked like I won this round, but in fact we both lost. Chen Shulei lost to Liang Sheng, but I lost to myself.
If I didn't have a trace of greed in my heart, I should have rejected Liang Sheng from the beginning, refused the good things he gave me, and refused the privileges he gave me. Even Chen Shulei doesn't know the password to this room, so who am I to argue for sovereignty here.
Chen Shulei was stunned by my slap. She covered her face and looked at me in disbelief: "How dare you hit me?!"
I had no way out and responded in a deep voice: "If you talk to me properly, I will explain it to you. But you come up indiscriminately and make inexplicable and filthy accusations. I have to bear it!"
Chen Shulei licked the corner of her mouth that was twitching from my slap, and suddenly showed a sad and bitter smile, "Okay, Ana Shen, you can still say such impassioned words at this time. Okay, I won't force you, either. You only need to agree to three conditions, and I can treat tonight's events as a dream."
"Otherwise?" I looked at her without blinking, "What will happen if I don't obey you?"
Chen Shulei laughed and said lightly: "Otherwise, I will expose everything about tonight. Don't say that you can't survive in Yuan Sheng. Even Liang Sheng will be condemned by everyone. You know the current moral kidnapping and Internet violence is so terrifying, and you probably don’t want to see Liang Sheng’s reputation ruined because of you.”
I could guess that Chen Shulei meant to intimidate me when she said this, but I didn't dare to bet with her, after all, she seemed very impulsive now. It wasn't a big deal, so I thought about what excessive demands she could make of me, so I promised her to let the matter go and settle it, and try to avoid any direct conflicts with Chen Shulei in the future.
"What three conditions?" I asked her.
She was probably still worried about Liang Sheng's shirt on me, and would cast her eyes on it from time to time. "The first condition is to delete Liang Sheng's number from your mobile phone. Even Chu Jin and the others call him Boss Liang. Why do you call him by his first name?"
"Yeah." This is not difficult. Anyway, I don't have many phone calls with Liang Sheng. I saved his number at first just because he is the leader. As an employee of Yuan Sheng, it is very convenient to save the leader's contact information on my mobile phone. normal.
"The second condition." Chen Shulei's anger was reduced by half, and her speech became much calmer. "Stay away from Liang Sheng. You are just an ordinary makeup artist, and he is a high-ranking CEO. There is no necessary contact between the two of you at work. Content, and there is no need to have any personal relationship. I want you to fundamentally cut off all contact with him."
"Okay." I was silent for a few seconds before agreeing to this condition. These few seconds were the most sober time for me. I was sure that I had begun to like Liang Sheng. I also knew that there would be no result between me and him. Although I sincerely did not want to agree to this condition, even if Chen Shulei did not mention it, I would Will force myself to do this. After all, I don’t want it to be me who goes crazy looking for Liang Sheng all over the world next time.
Chen Shulei curled her lips in satisfaction, her eyes gleaming fiercely, "The last condition is, take off your clothes and get out of here!"
The condition I agreed to her was not that I was weak, but that I knew I was not qualified. No matter what kind of ambiguous relationship Chen Shulei has with Liang Sheng, I am just an outsider anyway, and I should not interfere in their affairs.
When I changed my clothes and left the room, Chen Shulei sat on the sofa and called Liang Sheng over and over again. Liang Sheng probably turned off her phone because she was tired of it. The moment I closed the door, Chen Shulei frantically turned on the phone. It fell on the coffee table and fell into pieces.
When passing by Xuanxuan's guest room, I hesitated for a moment and chose to leave silently. When I’m sad, I don’t want to disturb anyone, and I don’t want to be disturbed by anyone.
The next day, Chen Shulei returned to her usual dazzling appearance and appeared on the filming set in the spotlight. She and I made a tacit agreement to pretend that we didn't know each other, and pretended that what happened last night never happened. The only thing that reminded me that it wasn't a dream was my heavy head and dark circles under my eyes.
He Lu saw that I was listless in putting on makeup, so she came over and took the powder puff from my hand: "Let me help you. Did you not sleep well? Your face looks so bad."
I nodded in confusion, yawned and said, "I almost didn't sleep all night, and I can't keep my eyes open. Please help me more today, and I'll spare you a day's work later."
He Lu smiled and said, "Don't be so polite. It's just a little effort. I can handle it. But you should be careful. Chen Shulei is here today. We all know that she is more difficult to deal with. She might cause some trouble and anger the director. It will not be easy for any of us. Don’t let Chen Shulei or the director get in trouble!"
"Yeah, I understand." After thanking He Lu, I climbed into the van behind the props team like a cat while no one was paying attention. The staff loaded this car with props for shooting in the morning and drove over. After unloading the props, it parked for the whole day and then put the props back in when the show was over. So I hid here for a while and no one would notice me. Even if the guy from the props team really saw it, they would have guessed that I was taking a break because I was too tired. Everyone was in the same crew, so they would naturally turn a blind eye.
I originally planned to take a nap for a while to refresh myself, but I didn't expect to sleep straight into the afternoon. I was still dreaming when He Lu came to wake me up.
He Lu shook my arm vigorously: "Shen Yan, wake up quickly, Mr. Liang is here."
I thought it was a dream, after all, Liang Sheng's shadow really appeared in front of me.
He Lu increased her strength: "Wake up quickly. Mr. Liang asked about you and is looking for you."
I saw Liang Sheng put his hands in his pockets and turned his head to look at me. He was wearing a black suit and had broad shoulders and long legs. He was tall and tall. Standing in front of me, blocking a large amount of light.
I was talking to He Lu in my dream, "Why is he looking for me? We both agreed not to interact with each other again."
He Lu fell silent and did not respond to me.
The image of Liang Sheng has never appeared in a dream so realistically. It wasn't until my eyes opened a little bit and his clear face gradually became clear that I realized that this was not a dream.
"Oops!" I screamed and stood up suddenly. I didn't realize that I was in a narrow car, and my head hit the roof of the car with an earth-shattering bang.
Liang Sheng smiled to himself but said nothing.
He Lu's face was full of worry, and she eased her tension slightly when she saw that Liang Sheng was not angry.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Liang." I explained subconsciously, "I was too sleepy, so this matter has nothing to do with He Lu. I sneaked here on my own. If you want to be punished, punish me."
Liang Sheng expressed surprise at my reaction. He raised his eyebrows and said lightly: "Too sleepy? Why, the bed last night was not soft enough?"
I remained silent. Silence is the best choice when I don't know the best answer.
Liang Sheng didn't know what I was thinking, so he paused and asked, "Who did you tell me not to interact with you again?"
My heart skipped a beat. I was so confused that I thought reality was a dream. I said something I shouldn't have said but he actually heard me. How can I explain this? I shook my head, "No one, I was talking in my sleep."
"Okay, Ana Shen. It seems that the working environment I have provided you is too comfortable. You can talk in your sleep even during working hours." He frowned slightly, looked back at the shooting scene not far behind him, and turned his face again. Said: "In that case, don't blame me for punishing you too harshly."
He Lu and I followed Liang Sheng towards a crowded place. Chen Shulei was performing a scene opposite the male lead Ling Xiao. When she saw Liang Sheng and I walking over one after another, she stopped acting! Director Wang raised his head from the screen and said impatiently: "Auntie, what's wrong with you? This is your ninth time! How can you get into the movie with peace of mind?"
Chen Shulei crossed her arms and looked at me, and said slightly meanly: "It makes you upset when you see some annoying people. When you get upset, you can't control your emotions well. If you can't control your emotions, you can only hang out!"
Her confidence made me terrified.
Because of the film's opening ceremony, Director Wang has always been worried about me. Now Chen Shulei is obviously deliberately ostracizing me. Director Wang can't continue to protect me even if he gives Liang Sheng more face. He waved his eyes and curled his lips, and called me over. I thought to myself that it was probably over. If I didn't get fired this time, I would put up Director Wang's photo and burn ten sticks of incense when I got home.
Before Director Wang could speak, Liang Sheng stepped forward and spoke in a higher tone: "I have something to announce."
Everyone's attention was focused on Liang Sheng.
Under normal circumstances, Yuan Sheng's senior management will not easily interfere with the work arrangements of the film and television center. Unless it is extremely serious and affects the reputation of Yuan Sheng Group, the senior management will take direct action. Otherwise, the superiors will decide how to punish.
Liang Sheng's intervention made everyone hold their breath, especially Chen Shulei, who almost opened his eyes wide as he waited for Liang Sheng's speech.
I had a glimmer of hope in my heart. I felt that Liang Sheng's presence could help me to say something. Without asking him to intercede for me, at least it could deter Chen Shulei and Director Wang from being arrogant and domineering. But what I didn't expect was that Liang Sheng's words not only did not bring me any benefit, but instead sentenced me to death with one sentence and sent me directly to hell.
He spoke in a calm tone and loudly announced: "Chief Makeup Artist Shen Yan has left his post without authorization and failed to perform his duties. He will be dismissed from the position of Chief Makeup Artist with a deduction of 20% of his salary. The position is vacant." He suddenly He turned his head and asked Jin Jing behind him, "What's your name?"
Jin Jing's eyes shone and she answered excitedly: "Jin Jing."
"Replaced by Jin Jing." Liang Sheng added.
The dismissal was expected, but hearing it from Liang Sheng made me feel like I was struck by lightning, especially since he knew that I had a conflict with Jin Jing and specifically asked her to replace me. This kind of punishment was hard for me. It's a huge shame, I simply can't accept it!
(End of chapter)