Hotel, business suite.
He Sui sat in the middle of the sofa, not idle, his slender fingers swiping the screen of his mobile phone from time to time, because he had just returned from discussing cooperation. His pure black suit jacket was placed on the armrest, and he was also wearing a black shirt inside, with the buttons of the collar open, revealing his slender neck line, a typical picture of dishevelment.
Yan Shu reported his work schedule at a very fast speed. After closing the document, his eyes lingered on He Suichen for two seconds.
Having followed He Sui Chen for many years, he knew in his heart that this seemingly cold and abstinent man was actually very manly. Ever since he took over the family business, he had suppressed his bloodiness under numerous rules and put on the appearance of a gentleman.
Not being the closest person to him, it is rare for us to have the chance to see his free-spirited side.
His eyes turned and he secretly glanced at the beautifully wrapped shopping bag next to He Suichen. Yan Shu mentioned it casually: "It seems that this is the first time that Mr. He has accepted a gift from a woman."
He Sui Chen raised his eyelids and looked over calmly.
"Ms. Gu's personality is more likable." Yan Shu spoke tactfully. Although he was very curious about what Gu Qingwu had given that made his boss accept it directly after seeing it and not allow others to touch it, he did not dare to gossip too blatantly.
He was afraid that if he crossed the line, he would lose his year-end bonus.
At this time, another secretary came over, handed over a clean suit in a very polite manner, and reminded in a low voice: "Mr. He, it's almost time."
He Sui Chen took off the shirt he wore for social events and changed into a well-tailored blue suit. He slowly buttoned up the cufflinks on his wrists before being escorted to the parking lot in the elevator.
This time when returning to Sicheng, He Sui Chen did not choose to take a plane, as the four-hour journey was not a long journey.
They arrived at around eight o'clock in the evening. The He family's private residence was located in a villa peninsula away from the city center. In order not to disturb their privacy, the four surrounding luxury villas were purchased together.
He Sui Chen walked straight to the living room.
The spacious room was lit with snow-white lights, and He Yuliu was sitting in the restaurant in a lavender cheongsam, waiting for a long time. The He family members looked very similar, but she didn't smile often. She would only smile gently when she saw her nephew: "I just told Aunt Zhang that you would be back soon, so please sit down and eat."
"Have you been busy at work lately?"
"Yeah." He Sui Chen sat down in front of the neatly-laid white table and took the hot tea handed to him by the nanny with his slender hands.
He Yuliu's gaze stayed on him for a second, and she said in a soft and gentle tone, "No matter how busy you are, you have to know your limits. Sui Chen, it's been almost three months since you returned to the country. I want to remind you that according to the old rules of the He family's ancestors, you should have chosen a mistress when you came back from Nanming Temple and took power."
He Sui Chen didn't even raise his eyelids. He drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and his voice that came out of his thin lips was also indifferent and calm: "I am not interested in future generations."
He Yuliu choked up. The He family has always had few male descendants. When her brother died young, he only left behind two sons.
One is his elder brother He Yunjian, who was chosen by the respected old man as a key descendant to be trained since birth, and his status is unshakable.
However, the younger brother He Suichen did not receive such treatment. He seldom showed up in front of his elders since he was young, and never competed for favor. He could have enjoyed the family's wealth to his heart's content and become a Buddhist and Taoist son, but naturally he had no share in inheriting the family business.
Unexpectedly, seven years ago, He Yunjian became a vegetable due to an accidental car accident, and it was He Suichen's turn to take over.
What made He Yuliu look at him differently was that He Sui Chen was young but meticulous, had a talent for business, and had unfathomable means. In less than a year, he quietly undermined the power of several old employees of the company and cleared all obstacles.
Now in this family, no one can stop him from doing anything he wants.
Even though He Yuliu relied on her status as an elder, she did not dare to be tough with He Suichen. She said with a slightly worried look, "What kind of woman can catch your eye? I think the daughter of the Lin family is pretty good. She is infatuated with you and knows you inside out. If that doesn't work, there are all the ladies from wealthy families in the list in my aunt's hand. You can always pick one you like."
He Sui Chen didn't listen to any of this and his expression was extremely indifferent.
No one answered, He Yuliu sighed helplessly and compromised: "As long as you are willing to find someone, and the other party has a clean background... But Sui Chen, you must remember that our He family has an ancestral precept that we will not marry the children of the Yanling Gu family for generations. Even in your generation, don't break the rules."
As soon as he finished speaking, He Suichen placed his chopsticks on the silver plate, leaned back in his chair, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly in the light of the crystal lamp, outlining a faint arc: "When did I become a person who abides by the rules?"
After the contract termination controversy, Gu Qingwu attended a film festival awards ceremony for the first time.
She walked the red carpet with the media reporters and took photos before entering the venue. Unsurprisingly, Gu Qingwu's strapless gilded dress outshone all the other female stars. As she walked slowly in her high heels, she caught everyone's attention.
In such events, seats are arranged according to status.
Gu Qingwu had no trophies for her works, and even though she was a rising star in terms of popularity, she could only sit in the third row.
When the award ceremony was halfway through, Luo Yuan came over stealthily, squatted beside the chair and handed her a milky white thermos cup, and at the same time reminded her: "I have informed the media, and a press release will be released tonight to announce your official return to work... So please sit patiently in the audience and let them take more photos for publicity."
Gu Qingwu said with some emotion: "When can I go on stage and be photographed?"
Luo Yuan sneered and said, "You can do it tonight. When the show is over, you can go on stage and lie down to take the photos."
Gu Qingwu rolled his eyes in annoyance.
“Pay attention to your image.”
Luo Yuan patted her arm to remind her, and then encouraged her: "Who made you have a face like a popular actress? Listen to me, don't think about winning awards now, work harder and shoot more dramas. When your popularity increases, you will still have a chance."
Gu Qingwu is definitely a clear stream in the entertainment industry. Other female stars are jealous of the throne of the entertainment industry's most popular vase, but she doesn't want it. She just wants to transform herself into a young actress and shoot her favorite art films.
She didn't say anything. She held the thermos cup with her slender fingers and drank the hot water slowly.
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On today's hot searches, two topics called #Gu Qingwu returns to work# and #There are no red carpet goddesses, only children using children's thermos cups# were airdropped into the top five, and the popularity is still climbing.
Compared with the news of her official return to work, what is more popular is that Gu Qingwu was sitting under a dim light in a strapless gilded long dress. Her small face was bright and charming, and she was holding a children's thermos cup in her hand. This contrast was clearly captured by the media.
Under the Weibo post, fans came out in droves to leave comments:
The goddess is worthy of being recognized as the ceiling of beauty. Even drinking water from a children's thermos cup is so cute!
Gu Qingwu's figure is so good, the flesh is so sensible and grows in the right places... Hurry up and get new roles, don't waste such a good resource.
A man begged Gu Qingwu to take on a new role by writing a letter in blood! Stop messing around and focus on your career!
Looking down, there is another hot comment slowly creeping up: Just a passerby, Gu Qingwu must have a big financial sponsor backing her up, otherwise which female star can be as arrogant as her, openly supporting a director with a bad lifestyle, and on the verge of being completely ruined, yet she can get away with it in the end... It seems that someone has some skills in serving men.
Soon after, someone anonymously broke the news: It is said that the reason why Gu Qingwu has maintained zero scandals since her debut is because the financial backer behind her does not allow her to have an ambiguous relationship with other male stars.
Gu Qingwu’s fans were not indifferent to the black fans’ comments and quickly responded angrily: A few comments will shorten your life by a few years. Are you going to crawl into the coffin yourself or should I carry you in
It’s almost ten o’clock.
People at the film awards ceremony had already left one after another. Gu Qingwu, with a thin cotton blanket wrapped around her shoulders, walked out of the elevator and into the empty underground parking lot. In front of her, Luo Yuan slowly drove a black nanny car towards her.
She just bent over to get in the car, yawned and said, "Let's go back to the apartment."
"Boss Shen is back from his trip..." Luo Yuan glanced at her in the rearview mirror, started the car and continued, "He just called me personally and told me to come to the company."
"oh."
When Gu Qingwu was studying at school, she played the supporting role in Chu Sanyan's "Eastern Palace" and became well-known. She was marketed very heavily by the outside world. Later, many entertainment companies came to her and wanted to sign her, but Gu Qingwu rejected them all. After graduation, she signed directly with Shen Yu's Hengcheng Entertainment.
Rumor has it that Shen Yu personally approached Gu Qingwu to discuss this cooperation, and provided him with abundant resources and conditions.
But after Gu Qingwu entered the company, she didn't seem like she would grab any popular drama or good resources she saw. If she hadn't frequently relied on her beauty to appear on the hot searches, if other female celebrities had been so perfunctory in their business, they would have been out of business long ago.
When they arrived at the company, Luo Yuan opened the car door for her and couldn't help but mention: "Miss, how Shen Yu signed you in the first place is almost becoming an unsolved mystery in the company."
Gu Qingwu lifted her skirt and got out of the car. She stepped all the way to the elevator in her high heels and said slowly, "Shen Yu promised me that he wouldn't randomly accept roles for me." After that, she glanced at him with the corner of her eye: "I told you countless times, but you didn't believe it."
Luo Yuan: “…” You might as well make up a story and say that you are Mr. Shen’s illegitimate daughter!
Gu Qingwu ignored his sarcastic expression. After the elevator arrived at the company's floor, she was about to walk out when she saw a woman in a blue suit coming towards her. She was in her forties and her short hair made her face look very cold.
"Fuck, make way." Luo Yuan slipped out of the elevator first and took the initiative to run over to shake hands and greet people: "Isn't this Sister Fang Kui? Why did you come to Hengcheng tonight?"
Fang Kui is Jiang Xuening's agent, and has issued many press releases to discredit Gu Qingwu over the years.
However, even though the two sides are mortal enemies, when they meet by chance, they both pretend to be very good on the surface, at the level of best actor or best actress.
"I'm here to talk to Mr. Shen about Xue Ning." Fang Kui smiled, deliberately showing off to Luo Yuan, and dropped a bombshell: "My Xue Ning is secretly dating Mr. Shen's son. Mr. Shen is willing to help pay the huge penalty for breach of contract and let her sign with Hengcheng from her original company for development."
Luo Yuan was surprised and said, "It turns out that our young master is a hero who can't resist the temptation of beauty."
Fang Kui looked at the time on his watch and said, "Remember to keep it a secret for me. Let Xue Ning treat us another day."
Now that you've said it, I'm afraid it's all an open secret!
Luo Yuan cursed in his heart, but smiled and said he would learn from her: "How dare I let the future boss lady of Hengcheng spend money..."
Fang Kui put on a good show and finally vented her anger in front of Luo Yuan. She no longer paid attention to him, but looked at the woman standing quietly in the elevator: a woman who was more beautiful than all the female stars she had signed.
As a result, Gu Qingwu didn't even glance at him, and walked straight towards Shen Yu's CEO office in her stiletto heels without stopping.